Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will open a major perishable grocery distribution center in Alamance County. This facility will serve an estimated 123 Walmart retail stores across North Carolina and surrounding states. The company intends to create 450 jobs and invest more than $100 million over the next three years in Mebane.
“North Carolina continues to be a top choice for companies looking to establish advanced distribution facilities,” said Governor Pat McCrory. “We have the skilled workforce Walmart needs to grow and flourish in North Carolina.”
Walmart has retail general merchandise and grocery stores throughout the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Each week, more than 200 million customers and members visit its 11,000 stores and Sam’s Clubs under 69 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites. With fiscal year 2013 sales of approximately $466 billion, Walmart employs 2.2 million associates worldwide-1.4 million in the U.S. alone. Walmart currently employs more than 52,000 people in North Carolina.
“We’re committed to promoting economic growth in North Carolina and we know that many of those jobs will come from existing companies like Walmart,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker. “Walmart’s decision to locate in Alamance County is wonderful news for the local community and the entire state.”
“Walmart’s new distribution center will bring jobs and economic growth to North Carolina and help us maintain the high quality of our produce and other perishable groceries throughout the region,” said Bryan Boudreaux, senior vice president for logistics in Walmart’s Eastern Division. “We are looking forward to working with city, county and state officials, in the coming months as we develop our plans and move toward construction.”
Other partners that helped with this project include: the N.C. Department of Commerce, N.C. Community Colleges, N.C. Department of Transportation, Alamance County, Alamance County Economic Development Foundation, the City of Graham, the City of Mebane, and the Golden LEAF Foundation.
Rod Forsythe served as the developer on the project for the N.C. Department of Commerce. Read more.