The Coca-Cola trades parked outsid...

The Coca-Cola trades parked outside Benito Juarez High instruct in Pilsen will soon be gone

The company, which has had a sales and distribution center across the road from the school since 1980 is leaving the neighborhood - - nevertheless it's for a good cause.

subject to a deal announced Saturday, Coca-Cola will stir to a new facility onward the West Side. Meanwhile, the rabbleed high school at 1440 W Cermak will pass through a $34 million renovation and expansion onto the instant Coca-Cola property.

by the agency of the time the project is done, scheduled for fall 2008 Juarez will triple in size. It will feature a fresh 500-seat theater, athletic fields, administrative center and pedestrian mall. The of long date building will get new windows and a recent roof.

"We're dramatically improving Juarez High School" Mayor Daley said.

The exercise has 1,600 students. It will add space for eight classrooms in subordination to the expansion. But Principal Natividad Loredo said he chance of a favorable results the school's population will not swell too much and that he will instead be able to decrease class size to 25 from 28 to 30

Coca-Cola will receive $32 million in tax increment financing cash in exchange for the possessions and for help relocating. The 130 workers at the Pilsen site will instigate to the new Coca-Cola facility at 1401 N Cicero. Another 110 work at jobss will be relocated to the of recent origin center from a Niles location.

Coca-Cola spokesman Kevin Morris said the company searched if it be not that could not find a suitable space to remain in its present neighborhood.

dnewbart@suntimes.com

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