Hillman Solutions Corp. on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its forthcoming campus in suburban Cincinnati, company officials announced.
The fastener and hardware distributor, along with developer Hillwood Investment Properties, celebrated the beginning of construction on what will be a 715,000-square-foot “multipurpose facility” at the site of the former Forest Fair Mall in Forest Park, Ohio.
The company will be the sole tenant of the facility, which will be a Hillman distribution center as well as house offices and “operational support functions.” Hillman officials said that the move would allow it to move “several” operations in metro Cincinnati into a single centralized location, as well as improve “collaboration, operational efficiency and customer service.”
The location could also accommodate an additional expansion of as much as 162,000 square feet.
“This groundbreaking represents an exciting next chapter for Hillman and reinforces our long-term commitment to our employees, customers, and the communities we’ve called home for decades,” Hillman President and CEO Jon Michael Adinolfi said in a statement. “Forest Park has been an important part of Hillman’s history, and we are proud to continue growing our presence here while helping transform this site into a productive and future-ready facility.”
Hillman initially proposed a new hub at the Forest Park property in late 2024 and signed a lease for the facility last year. Officials said last September that it expected construction to be completed by the middle of 2027.
