Book Distributor's Binding Facility Moves To St. Louis

Hilliker Corporation, a St. Louis owned and managed commercial real estate company, assisted a nearly 40-year-old local book wholesaler start a new chapter for its bookbinding division.

GL group, Inc. recently closed its Jaffe Book Solution’s bindery in Steelville, Mo. and moved it to 3401 Chouteau in St. Louis’ midtown area.  The company, which hired 30 people to handle its bookbinding services, signed a two year lease for the 38,000-square-foot building.  The new facility is only a few miles from GL group’s corporate headquarters at 5111 Southwest Ave. and its 67,000-square-foot Booksource division located at 1230 Macklind Ave.  GL group has 164 employees and revenue of $64.6 million in 2012.

The 60-year-old Chouteau facility was previously the home of Wilkes Printing, which closed two months ago after nearly 30 years in business.  Hilliker Corporation, which was able to immediately re-lease the premises, represented both the tenant and the landlord, making this the sixth transaction between Hilliker Corporation and GL group. 

Founded in 1974, the family-owned and operated GL group is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.  Jaffe Book Solutions is a division of GL group, which also includes Booksource (books distributor), Turtleback Books (educational literature) and Peaceable Kingdom (retail products).  For more information, call (314) 647-0600 or visit their website at www.goodluckgroup.com.

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest locally owned independent commercial real estate company located at 2001 S. Hanley Rd.  The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 sales and leases for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.  For more information, contact Hal Ball at (314) 781-0001 or visit their website at www.hillikercorp.com.