Target recently announced that it will build a 2 million square foot import warehouse at the Savannah River International Trade Park. The facility will initially employ 200, with the addition of several hundred jobs within the first few years of the facility's operation.
The new Savannah import warehouse will be located at the Savannah River International Trade Park, four miles from the Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah . Construction has already begun and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2007. Hiring for the facility will begin in the spring of 2007.
“Target plays a vital role in Georgia 's economy, and today's announcement is a product of the close cooperation of the state, the Georgia Ports Authority, and city and county economic development officials,” said Governor Sonny Perdue.
Target operates 41 stores in the state of Georgia, including seven SuperTarget stores, and a 1.5 million square foot distribution center in Tifton that employs approximately 800. In January, Target announced that it would build a distribution center in Midway, Ga. that is currently under construction.
“Savannah/Chatham County, the state of Georgia and the Georgia Ports Authority have provided Target an excellent opportunity to continue growing our import and distribution business,” said Mitch Stover, senior vice president, distribution, Target. “We look forward to building a long standing relationship with the Savannah community.”
“Today's announcement is just the first step in continuing our development of a world-class port,” said Georgia Ports Authority Chairman of the Board Mack Mattingly. “All the hard work we have put into the Savannah International Trade Park has paid off in landing one of our country's top retail distribution tenants.”
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at 1,351 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering retail trends at affordable prices.
