FREEHOLD, N.J., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation ("the Company") announced the acquisition of the remaining 37% minority interest in Wheeling Partners, L.L.C., ("Wheeling Partners") an Illinois limited liability company, for approximately $4,100,000. Wheeling Partners owns a 123,000 square foot industrial building in Wheeling, Illinois, leased to FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc., through May, 2017. Prior to this acquisition, the Company owned 63% of Wheeling Partners.
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, which was organized in 1968, is a publicly-owned real estate investment trust specializing in net-leased industrial properties. The Company's portfolio consists of sixty-four industrial properties and one shopping center located in twenty-five states. In addition, the Company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.
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