O'Reilly Automotive Plans $20 Million Distribution Center in Colorado

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--O'Reilly Automotive Incorporated (NASDAQ:ORLY) (Springfield, Missouri) is currently planning to construct a $20 million automotive parts distribution center in Aurora, Colorado.

Plans involve constructing a 400,000-square-foot building that will support the company's regional operations. Construction is anticipated to begin in August 2009, with overall completion slated for late summer or early fall of 2010.

Killian Construction Company (Springfield) was selected to provide general construction services for the new center.

O'Reilly completed construction of a $20 million, 225,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Lubbock, Texas, in October 2008. Parkhill, Smith & Cooper (Lubbock) was selected to provide architectural services, and Lee Lewis Construction Incorporated (Lubbock) was selected to provide general construction services for this distribution center.

O'Reilly Automotive Incorporated, founded in 1957, operates as a retailer of automotive parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories. The company's retail outlets sell selections of brand names and private-label products for domestic and imported automobiles, trucks, and vans to do-it-yourself customers and professionals. They deliver parts to retail stores on a daily basis. In December 2008, the company operated 3,285 stores with distribution centers located in Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Montana, Indiana, North Carolina and Michigan. The company currently has approximately 28,250 employees.

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