Maritime Economic Development: Georgia
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Flooring Retailer Plans Distribution Center near Port of Savannah
Flooring retailer Floor & Decor plans to establish a 1.4 million square-foot distribution center in the Savannah market. Due to open in 2018, the build-to-suit distribution facility will be located on 90 acres about 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. Construction is slated to begin in November 2016. The new center will create 115 jobs. A second phase will add another 1.1 million square feet, for a total of 2.5 million square feet.
"We are excited to expand our distribution footprint in Savannah. We looked at other East Coast opportunities, but the combination of the Georgia Port Authority, SEDA and the local logistics and distribution services could not be better for Floor & Decor than here in Savannah," said Floor & Decor's Executive Vice President Supply Chain Brian Robbins. "It's just a great place to do business, especially when you look at the future investment being put into Savannah's port and distribution business."
"This is a tremendous vote of confidence in the Georgia Ports Authority and the future of the fast-growing market of the U.S. Southeast," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "It comes on the heels of a year in which millions of square feet of industrial and warehouse space were opened or announced across Georgia, accounting for more than 3,800 port-related jobs, and half-a-billion dollars in investment."
Flooring retailer Floor & Decor plans to establish a 1.4 million square-foot distribution center in the Savannah market. Due to open in 2018, the build-to-suit distribution facility will be located on 90 acres about 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. Construction is slated to begin in November 2016. The new center will create 115 jobs. A second phase will add another 1.1 million square feet, for a total of 2.5 million square feet.
"We are excited to expand our distribution footprint in Savannah. We looked at other East Coast opportunities, but the combination of the Georgia Port Authority, SEDA and the local logistics and distribution services could not be better for Floor & Decor than here in Savannah," said Floor & Decor's Executive Vice President Supply Chain Brian Robbins. "It's just a great place to do business, especially when you look at the future investment being put into Savannah's port and distribution business."
"This is a tremendous vote of confidence in the Georgia Ports Authority and the future of the fast-growing market of the U.S. Southeast," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "It comes on the heels of a year in which millions of square feet of industrial and warehouse space were opened or announced across Georgia, accounting for more than 3,800 port-related jobs, and half-a-billion dollars in investment."
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