伯尼小经销商庆祝新工厂奠基仪式
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEBRING, FL (Feb. 11, 2021) - Bernie Little Distributors周四举行了奠基仪式，以纪念赛百灵(Sebring)一项重大扩建项目的启动, 在去年收购了Sebring Parkway沿线约40英亩土地之后.
Bernie Little Distributors, serving Highlands County since 1972, 是安海斯布希(Anheuser Busch)和其他专业的本地和全国精酿啤酒的批发商，并分销给波尔克, Hardee, Highlands and Okeechobee Counties. The company opened their Sebring distribution center in 1985. Anheuser-Busch’s 2020 Top Distributors in Florida, Bernie Little Distributors拥有40多名员工，为Highlands County的400多家零售客户提供饮料产品. Built on three generations of local family ownership, 该公司每年向6686体育集团官网100多个慈善机构捐款.
“祝贺Bernie Little Distributors和Highlands County这一伟大的进步和新的资本投资,” said Secretary of Commerce Jamal Sowell, President and CEO of Enterprise Florida. “We welcome this milestone for a great Florida company.”
扩建工程需要新建100多座建筑,000平方英尺的最先进的配送设施，包括63,000 square foot air-conditioned warehouse and a 9,600 square foot community event center. 扩张的结果是，当地分销商需要扩大近三倍的足迹后，他们目前的赛百林设施位于美国98. 扩张也确保了公司现有的本地员工的保留.
“这次扩张是Bernie Little Distributors发展轨迹中急需的一步,” said Joseph Little, with Bernie Little Distributors. “I want to say thank you to all of our partners, customers, team members and community, for helping make this a reality.”
他们知道他们需要一个更大的设施来满足多年来稳步增长的需求, Bernie Little Distributors于2018年12月联系了Highlands County Economic Development，寻求协助进行选址. The company closed on the land in late 2020, 这是在与县和社区领导人进行了数月的会议，并批准将40英亩地块的后面部分重新划分为B3商业区，以保持场地的一致性之后做出的决定.
“Highlands County is dedicated to smart, 战略经济增长和这个保留和扩展项目是我们努力营造一个环境的一个很好的例子，我们现有的企业可以继续发展和成功, Scott Kirouac.
The event began with a welcome and opening remarks. After a ceremonial groundbreaking, guests were treated to an hour of networking, lunch, product samples, and the ability to view renderings of the new facility.
“This is an exciting day for Highlands County,” said Meghan DiGiacomo, Executive Manager of Business and Economic Development. “我们很高兴我们的办公室能够在我们的目标行业中协助我们社区的一家长期公司的保留和扩张, logistics and distribution. 伯尼·利特尔分销商的新设施将是当地税基的补充，他们目前的设施将在未来为6686体育集团官网的其他新业务或扩大业务提供市场.”
尽管流感大流行，伯尼·利特尔仍在继续规划新种植面积. 该设施的扩建计划于2022年春季完工.
“我们期待着在6686体育集团官网又一个成功的36年的商业和合作伙伴关系.” said Joe Little, President and CEO, Bernie Little Distributors.
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For questions contact:
Meghan DiGiacomo，6686体育集团官网经济发展，863-402-6906或 mdigiacomo@highlandsfl.gov
OR
杰西卡·利特尔，市场协调员|伯尼·利特尔经销商，863-581-3340或 jessica.little@bldonline.com
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伯尼·利特分销商是一家家族拥有的饮料分销商，服务于所有波尔克, Hardee, Highlands and Okeechobee counties. With Distribution Centers in both Eaton Park and Sebring, Bernie Little sells and distributes nearly 1,000 various beverage packages, including Anheuser Busch, Constellation, North American Breweries, Nestle, Arizona Teas, Talking Rain, Nutrabolt/C4, along with many other local and national brands.