Port St. Lucie has long been a bedroom community, full of commuters.
But now with 240,000 people, the city has been actively focused on creating a jobs corridor so people can work closer to home.
Amazon and FedEx — names known across the world — both have facilities in the Southern Grove area of Port St. Lucie. A Costco warehouse will soon follow after an announcement earlier this month.
Now, a local powerhouse in the food service industry is joining them.
“We feel it’s going to be growing significantly over the next 10 years,” Cheney Brothers CEO Byron Russell said.
WPTVCheney Brothers opened its new location Tuesday just north of Becker Road.
Under four generations of family leadership, the company will mark 100 years in business in 2025.
Russell knew they had to expand, but it was cost-prohibitive to go south from Palm Beach County.
“Real estate was reasonable up here in Port St. Lucie,” Russell said. “We found a good site right on I-95 that completed our Riviera facility.”