Article: San Francisco-Based McKesson to Shut Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Distribution Center.(Originated from The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Oct. 11--McKesson Corp. will end a 95-year presence in Cedar Rapids Dec. 12 when it closes its pharmaceutical distribution center at 915 32nd Ave. SW.

McKesson informed the center's 50 employees earlier this week of the planned closing, saying it needed to consolidate distribution facilities in the wake of acquisitions earlier this year. The company plans to serve customers of the Cedar Rapids center from facilities in Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Chicago and La Crosse, Wis.

Larry Kurtz, a spokesman at McKesson's headquarters in San Francisco, said employees of the Cedar Rapids distribution center can apply for openings at the ...

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