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VOL.36 NO.2
THE LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS & USERS
APRIL 2026
Balancing Budgets & Timelines: Design-build gains momentum as construction pressures persist
Silesia Flavors - Courtesy Meridian Design Build
By Brandi Smith
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he project team on a new food production facility rising in Huntley is helping the client successfully navigate the pressures shaping today’s construction environment: rising costs, labor shortages and tighter project timelines.
state-90 interchange. The project will more than triple the global flavor manufacturer’s U.S. footprint while integrating research, manufacturing and warehousing operations in a single facility designed to serve customers across the Americas.
Meridian Design Build recently broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot production facility for Silesia Group at Huntley Industrial Park near the Inter-
The Silesia Huntley project is being delivered through a phased design-build approach. Meridian is working collaboratively with Ware Malcomb to design and
permit the various portions of the building in stages, allowing construction to begin while the requirements within specialized spaces such as laboratories, offices and food production areas were still being finalized. Brian Kling of Colliers International and Venture One Real Estate played a key role in helping Silesia make DESIGN-BUILD (continued on page 8)