Employees, their families and elected officials were on hand Saturday to celebrate the opening of Dollar General’s new distribution center in North Little Rock.
As part of the celebration, Dollar General made a $20,000 donation to Arkansas Foodbank.
“We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of our first Arkansas distribution center in North Little Rock, together with our team and their families,” said Rod West, Dollar General’s executive vice president of global supply chain. “This facility looks to better support our store teams and customers by combining the functionalities of our traditional DG Fresh and Private Fleet distribution channels. We are honored and humbled by our partnership among federal, state and local officials, as well as local nonprofit organizations that continue to support our investment and continued service in the Natural State.”
The facility will support the distribution of Dollar General’s supply chain and the transport of perishable goods to stores through the DG Fresh network. The building itself is over one million square feet and came about through a $160 million investment in Pulaski County. About 300 new jobs will be created by the facility.
“Fifty years after the first Dollar General opened in Arkansas, we are proud to welcome their first-ever distribution center in the Natural State,” said Gov. Sanders. “Central Arkansas is where America’s road, river and rail come together, and with my administration’s investments in education and workforce training, companies from across the country and world are deciding to put down roots.”
Dollar General stores and the North Little Rock distribution center have donated the equivalent of more than 300,000 meals, or approximately 400,000 pounds of food, to Arkansas Foodbank.
Dollar General opened its first store in Arkansas 50 years ago in 1975 and currently employs more than 5,700 Arkansans through its store and distribution center presence. Positions in general warehouse, human resources, inventory control, maintenance, training and administrative areas to support the Distribution Center and DG Private Fleet operations are currently available online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers.
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