NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennessee Gov. Bill
Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner
Randy Boyd joined Lowe's today to
announce the company will locate a new direct fulfillment center in
Robertson County. The home
improvement company expects to invest approximately $100 million and create up to 600 jobs in
Coopertown, northwest of Nashville.
Lowe's direct fulfillment center will cover some 1.1 million
square feet – the equivalent of 22 football fields under one roof.
Plans call for it to be operational by the third quarter of 2018,
initially employing approximately 400 people and growing to 600
employees by 2022. One of the most technology driven and
sophisticated operations the company has built, the center will
ship parcel packages directly to Lowe's customers and stores
nationwide.
"We're continually working to make doing business with Lowe's
easier for customers. Investing to build a new direct fulfillment
center - the first of its kind for Lowe's - allows us to offer
customers more products online, consolidate multiple parcel
shipments and ship purchases directly to customers faster and more
efficiently," said Brent Kirby,
Lowe's chief supply chain officer. "The Nashville area was chosen due to its existing
large shipping hubs, access to interstate roadways and well-skilled
workforce."
Lowe's is the second largest home improvement company in the
world. The company was founded in 1946 and today Lowe's and its
related businesses operate or service more than 2,355 retail
locations in the United States,
Canada and Mexico and 285,000 employees.
"We appreciate Lowe's for choosing Tennessee and Robertson County as the location for its new
fulfillment center and creating 600 jobs for our state," Gov.
Haslam said. "Lowe's joins more than 16,000 transportation,
logistics and distribution establishments operating throughout the
state. We welcome Lowe's to Tennessee and thank the company for bringing
us one step closer to our goal of making Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast
for high quality jobs."
"Tennessee's geographical
location is in the heart of the U.S. with easy access to markets
around the world, which makes our state the perfect location for a
company like Lowe's to locate its new fulfillment center,"
Commissioner Boyd said. "I want to thank Lowe's for choosing
Robertson County for its new
operations and for creating these jobs for our state's growing
workforce."
Local leaders and partners expressed gratitude to Lowe's for
choosing Robertson County as the
home for the company's new fulfillment center.
"We are thrilled that Lowe's has chosen Coopertown and
Robertson County for this amazing
new facility," said Margot Fosnes,
president & chief economic development officer, Robertson County Chamber of Commerce. "It is
gratifying to see the confidence in our workforce and our
community's ability to support and provide a positive environment
for their operations. We look forward to a long and prosperous
working relationship with Lowe's in Robertson County."
"Robertson County is proud to
welcome Lowe's to our community. This is the culmination of many
months of hard work by so many people," Robertson County Mayor Howard Bradley said. "The prospect of 600 new
jobs in our county is exciting. Beyond that is the hope that this
will be a prelude to further economic expansion in the western
portion of our county. We believe this could be the catalyst that
opens up the entire I-24 corridor to new life and opportunity. We
are grateful to Lowe's for having the faith in our region to bring
this enormous investment into our collective future."
"The Town of Coopertown is thrilled to be chosen as the site for
this new, state of the art distribution facility for Lowe's,"
Coopertown Mayor Sam Childs said.
"We believe the investment and confidence that Lowe's has placed in
our town will put us on the map and spur additional growth and
development within our community."
"TVA and Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation congratulate
Lowe's on its decision to locate in Coopertown, Tennessee, and create hundreds of new job
opportunities in the community," said TVA Senior Vice President of
Economic Development John Bradley.
"We are privileged to partner with Tennessee Department of Economic
and Community Development, Robertson
County Chamber of Commerce, city of Coopertown and
Robertson County to help foster
Lowe's success at its new operations location."
Coopertown and Robertson County
are represented by Sen. Kerry
Roberts and Rep. Sabi "Doc" Kumar.
About the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community
Development
Tennessee was
named 2014 and 2013 "State of the Year" for economic development by
Business Facilities magazine. The Tennessee Department of Economic
and Community Development's mission is to develop strategies which
help make Tennessee the No. 1
location in the Southeast for high quality jobs. The department
seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion
and economic growth. Find us on the web: tnecd.com. Follow us on
Twitter: @tnecd. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/tnecd.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a
FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving more than 17 million
customers a week in the United
States, Canada and
Mexico. With fiscal year 2015
sales of $59.1 billion, Lowe's and
its related businesses operate or service more than 2,355 home
improvement and hardware stores and employ over 285,000 employees.
Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville,
N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through
programs that focus on K-12 public education and community
improvement projects. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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