One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest private companies is quietly weighing a major expansion in Northern Kentucky. Castellini Co., the 130-year-old Wilder-based fresh produce distributor, is considering an eight-figure investment in Northern Kentucky that would put a new warehouse and distribution operation near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
According to WKRC Local 12, the company has received state incentives tied to a proposed $22 million project in Hebron. The plan calls for Castellini to rent an undisclosed facility to serve its new warehouse and distribution segment and meet growing customer demand, according to state documents.
State documents reviewed by the station describe the facility rental and the planned warehouse and distribution segment, though they stop short of naming the building Castellini is eyeing. It is not yet clear whether the project has moved beyond the planning stage, and no lease, job-creation figure or construction timeline has been disclosed publicly.
A Company Built on Cold Storage and Logistics
Castellini is no stranger to expansion. The company describes itself as a business that combines cold storage, distribution and produce expertise into a single supply chain operation, according to the firm’s own website. That positioning helps explain why a produce distributor headquartered in Wilder would be looking to add warehouse capacity closer to one of the region’s busiest cargo hubs…