Edward Hines to Open Showroom at Vacant Wheaton Lumberyard
Building supply center and showroom to open at vacant Wheaton lumberyard at 703 W. Wesley St.
Edward Hines Lumber, a subsidiary of US LBM Holdings, on Friday announced an agreement to lease the former site of Franklin Emery (F.E.) Wheaton Lumberyard, 703 W. Wesley St., where they will open a full-service building supply center and showroom, with a Grand Opening slated for May 2013. The property located at 703 W. Wesley in downtown Wheaton, has been vacant since F.E. Wheaton closed its doors in 2010. The new lumberyard will be managed by former F.E. Wheaton General Manager of 28 years, Pat Briody. “This new site will benefit the Wheaton area by redeveloping a longstanding property in our community, bring new tax revenue back to the city, as well as offer 20 new employment opportunities,” Briody said in a statement. “I am looking …
James Stein
5:56 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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