Walmart To Invest $135m In Alabama Import Distribution Center

Alabama News Center | March 29, 2017 @ 4:03 am

By Jerry Underwood
Made in Alabama

Retail giant Walmart Stores Inc. plans to invest at least $135 million to open a massive import distribution facility in Mobile County, creating 550 jobs and providing a major boost to the Port of Mobile.

Walmart’s new 2.7 million-square-foot facility will service multiple regional distribution centers with products primarily shipped through the Alabama port’s container terminal. The company’s plans were announced today at a groundbreaking ceremony at APM Terminals.

“As you know, there’s been a tremendous competition for the distribution center that Walmart is going to build here in Mobile,” Glen Wilkins, public affairs director for the retailer, said at the ceremony.He added, “It think we did a great job choosing Mobile. I think that was a fantastic idea.”

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