MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Palermo's Pizza has announced that they are aiming to bolster production capabilities by constructing a new 200,000 square foot facility in West Milwaukee at 3900 W. Lincoln Ave.

The new facility is just three miles from its headquarters, and the company noted in a Monday, April 22 press release that their plan for the facility is to accommodate increasing demand and boost local employment with 50 new skilled labor jobs.

Giacomo Fallucca, CEO and chairman of the board, said in the release, "Our priority is to keep market competitive jobs local and that means growth at our company headquarters on Canal Street in Milwaukee, continuing to increase capacity at our recently added Jefferson, Wisconsin facility and now the development in West Milwaukee."

The new facility will focus on pizza production, with groundbreaking is scheduled for Aug. 2024 and completion expected by June 2025.