Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories and maintenance items, today announced plans to operate a new distribution facility in Remington, Ind.
The new distribution center will serve Advance’s growing store base in the Midwest region of the U.S., and play an integral role by providing capacity for future growth. The company expects that the facility will open in the summer of 2008, making it the ninth distribution center in its logistics network.
Advance anticipates creating over 600 new jobs to support the facility’s operations at full capacity. These new positions will include drivers, dispatchers, material handlers, supervisors, and managers, who Advance will actively recruit from the town of Remington and surrounding areas.
The completed facility will be approximately 525,000 square feet. Once the building is complete, it will be outfitted with state-of-the-art material handling systems and equipment.
The new distribution facility is adjacent to Interstate 65, providing convenient access to Indianapolis and Chicago and points beyond. The facility is also situated near Interstates 74 and 80, providing for eastbound and westbound travel.
“This new, strategically located facility provides us with opportunities to enhance our service to our stores in the Midwest,” said Roy Martin, Advance’s Senior Vice President of Logistics and Replenishment. “Our investment in this distribution center and the creation of over 600 new jobs demonstrates our commitment to being an efficient operation. The new distribution center will help us serve our stores better, shortening our supply lines and saving us valuable time and fuel. In the auto parts business, speed of delivery is a significant competitive advantage.”
The distribution facility will be developed by the Norwood Company from Allentown, Pa. Norwood also developed Advance’s last major Distribution Center project in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania.
The state of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered an incentive package that included up to $250,000 in training grants, up to $250,000 in infrastructure assistance to the local community and approximately $4.7 million in tax credits based on commitments for job creation and capital investment.
Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts is the second-largest retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, based on store count and sales. As of October 8, 2006, the Company operated 3,029 stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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