Whole Foods Distribution Center

With support from the City of Chicago, CNI invited Whole Foods’ leadership to Pullman to see for themselves the unmatched infrastructure that connects the rail, roads and waterways, and an industrial park that had already attracted new companies, like Method Home Products and Gotham Greens, and access to a skilled workforce and a supportive community. As a result, the 150,000 square-foot Whole Foods Distribution Center (twice the size of their former facility) opened in Pullman in 2018, and now serves 70 Whole Foods Market locations across the Midwest, including Chicago and Eastern Canada, and the more than 100 jobs it brings to Pullman. The facility was financed with $23 million in New Markets Tax Credit investment provided by CNI and partners.

In 2019, the Whole Foods Midwest Distribution Center received a Chicago Neighborhood Development Award for “The Outstanding For-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate” project.