The Coleman Co. Inc. is preparing to pull up its stakes from a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Gardner. At the opening of the $35 million industrial facility at 17150 W. Mercury St., the then-Wichita-based outdoor-gear giant’s CEO Sam Solomon said the 25-acre building was a “key component of our global business strategy.” Built in 2009 on a 50.5-acre site adjacent to Interstate 35, the distribution center won a Capstone Award in the industrial category in 2010. When the distribution center officially opened in 2010, the company had approximately 160 local full-time employees. It’s unknown how many employees it has now.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal
