An Idaho-based industrial construction firm known for dominating the state’s Class A market is proving its ability to compete far beyond its home territory. Adler Industrial, LLC, led by founder and CEO Mike Adler, is expanding its footprint with a major industrial development in California while continuing to prioritize growth across Idaho’s rapidly expanding Treasure Valley.
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Adler Industrial recently delivered a 163,000-square-foot Class A industrial facility in Fresno, California, for Coast Aluminum Inc., marking a significant expansion of the manufacturer’s long-standing Central Valley operations. The $42 million project is expected to support the addition of up to 100 new jobs and was designed with flexibility in mind, including space that can be leased to other tenants.
“Typically, such a scenario happens with companies who have good long-term planning strategies,” Adler said.
The Fresno project builds on a successful partnership that began in Idaho. In 2024, Adler Industrial completed an 80,000-square-foot facility for Coast Aluminum in Nampa. That collaboration ultimately led the company to return to Adler when it needed a much larger and more future-focused site.
“Our relationship started with the Nampa project, which was the first building we built for them,” Adler said. “It was a great collaboration, and when they needed a new facility they came to us and asked us to build it.
“It’s an important expansion for them since they have been in Fresno since 1993. And this expansion will help them add about 100 more jobs across the board.”
For Coast Aluminum founder Tom Clark, the new development represents both growth and continuity. The Fresno location was the first building he ever owned and developed after establishing the company in Hayward, California, in 1982.
“This expansion represents not only growth, but a continued investment in our people, our customers, and the Fresno community that’s been part of our story from the beginning,” Clark said.
One defining feature of the new Fresno facility is its forward-looking design. Roughly 30,000 square feet—about one-fifth of the total building—will be available for sublease, providing Coast Aluminum with an additional revenue stream while allowing room for future growth.
“Coast Aluminum is continually growing, and they’ve now taken the approach that rather than taking occupancy on a building they need today, they asked us to build a building larger than what they need,” Adler said.
Adler described the design approach as intentionally “forward thinking,” noting that many industrial tenants quickly outgrow facilities that are built only to meet immediate needs.
Beyond size, the building incorporates modern Class A features, including enhanced insulation, motion-sensor LED lighting, taller clear heights and truck-friendly loading docks.
“This means this building is designed to be the state-of-the-art industrial building within the market,” Adler said. “It has all modern amenities and construction techniques. It is designed to be more environmentally friendly.
“We try to build for the future, and I don’t want to have a building that becomes obsolete 10 years from now. We want to ensure that what we build will last a long time.”
The Fresno project also highlights Adler Industrial’s emphasis on assembling experienced regional partners. The design was completed by Ware Malcomb, while construction is being led by JB Steel Construction, an Oregon-based contractor with extensive experience building in California.
“Coast Aluminum’s new facility combines efficiency, quality and flexibility, everything we strive for in modern industrial design,” JB Steel President Russ Batzer said. “By partnering with local subcontractors, we’re not only constructing a building, but also strengthening the fabric of the local workforce.”
Despite the firm’s willingness to cross state lines, Adler remains firmly committed to Idaho. Since relocating from Southern California to Boise in 2018, Adler Industrial has become one of the state’s most prominent developers of Class A industrial space, owning and managing more than 4 million square feet in the Treasure Valley.
Over the past 18 months alone, the firm has designed and constructed 13 industrial buildings totaling more than 1.3 million square feet locally. Current projects are underway in Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Idaho Falls.
“We will go to other states where our clients are based,” Adler said. “But we’ve had quite a few national clients that, because of our scale, will go with us to construct their projects here in the Treasure Valley.
“Most of the large, national industrial businesses that come to town, we’re building for them.”
That client list includes well-known names such as Amazon, Frito-Lay, Ferguson and Black Market Gelato. Adler said tenant selection remains intentional, with a focus on long-term economic value rather than rapid expansion alone.
“We are definitely selective on the tenants that we put into our facilities,” he said. “We really lean to companies in manufacturing and distribution and research and development. Companies that will bring good jobs and services to the region.”
Construction on the Fresno facility began shortly after escrow closed and is expected to take about a year, with completion targeted for October or November 2026.
“It was a very quick start, and we were able to ramp up and mobilize quite efficiently,” Adler said. “The great thing about working with a city that allows you to start a project quicker, it helps get the investment out into the community a lot faster.”
While the company continues to pursue strategic projects outside Idaho, Adler emphasized that the Treasure Valley remains its core focus—balancing growth with what he describes as smart, sustainable development rooted in long-term value rather than short-term gains.
Originally reported by Steve Lombard in Idaho Business Review.
