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UPS
Company
‘Coyote
Logistics’
to open
new
Detroit
Tech Hub
in
Bedrock’s
‘The
Assembly’
Development
in
Corktown
--500
jobs to
Detroit,
including
350 new
hires—
DETROIT
- Coyote
Logistics,
a UPS
company
and
leading
global
third-party
logistics
provider,
is set
to
expand
its
Chicago-based
operations
with the
creation
of a new
Tech Hub
in
Detroit’s
vibrant
Corktown
neighborhood
in Q3 of
2019.
Coyote
will be
the
anchor
tenant
in The
Assembly,
a
Bedrock-owned
building
that
transforms
a former
warehouse
into a
five-story,
multi-use
development.
Once
complete,
Coyote
is
expected
to
employ
500 team
members,
with 350
of those
being
new
positions.
“Detroit’s
growing
reputation
as the
Midwest’s
hub for
technology
and
innovation
was a
huge
draw as
we
looked
to
expand
Coyote’s
operations,”
said
John
Perkovich,
Vice
President
at
Coyote.
“As we
continue
to raise
the bar
in the
logistics
industry,
we are
proud to
be doing
so
alongside
so many
other
companies
in
Detroit
who are
leaders
in their
industries.”
Coyote
will
occupy
58,000
square
feet of
the
nearly
160,000
square
feet
building,
spanning
the
entire
second
and
third
floors.
The
Assembly
has a
total of
79,252
square
feet of
prime
office
space,
7,814
square
feet of
destination
retail,
and 32
unique
apartments.
The
Assembly
is
located
on the
north
side of
West
Fort
Street
between
Rosa
Parks
Boulevard
and 10th
Street -
one mile
southwest
of
downtown’s
Campus
Martius
Park.
The
development
integrates
authentic
historic
architecture
with
modern
comfort,
design
and
style.
With its
close
proximity
to the
future
May
Creek
Greenway
and the
Ralph C.
Wilson,
Jr.
Centennial
Park at
the West
Riverfront,
The
Assembly
will
offer a
vibrant
experience
with an
array of
attractions
for
every
season.
“Coyote
is
another
excellent
addition
to the
burgeoning
Detroit
tech
community,
which
already
is home
to
innovative
local
and
national
brands
including
Microsoft,
LinkedIn,
Twitter,
WeWork,
Snapchat,
Amazon,
StockX,
Google,
Autobooks
and
more,”
said
Bill
Emerson,
CEO of
Bedrock.
“Coyote’s
decision
to
choose
Detroit
for
their
tech hub
will
result
in 500
new
economy
jobs in
Corktown,
350 of
them
being
new
hires,
once
again
helping
to
continue
the
momentum
of
economic
growth
in the
Motor
City.”
Coyote
is at
the
forefront
of the
logistics
industry,
using
innovative
technology
to
optimize
a
diverse,
centralized
transportation
marketplace
matching
more
than
10,000
shipments
every
day
across a
network
of more
than
50,000
carriers.
Coyote’s
mission
has
always
been to
create a
better
service
experience
in the
transportation
industry.
Coyote
became a
UPS
company
in 2015,
adding
UPS
asset
utilization,
air and
ocean
freight
to their
expanding
portfolio
of
services.
Coyote
is
committed
to
bringing
visibility
and
reliability
to
customers,
raising
industry
standards
for both
service
metrics
and
customer
satisfaction.
Coyote
is also
committed
to doing
the
right
thing
for
their
team
members
and the
communities
they are
a part
of. In
2018,
Forbes
named
Coyote
one of
the best
Midsize
Employers
in
America
and a
Best
Employer
for
Women.
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