Dollar General invests in Southeast growth with new Georgia DC to open in 2017

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Dollar General on Monday announced it purchased land in Jackson, Ga., which sits in both Butts and Spalding counties, to serve as the location for the new distribution center the company plans to construct in the central part of the state. It will be the 15th facility in the retailer’s growing distribution network.

 

At full capacity, the approximately one million square-foot Dollar General facility in Jackson is expected to service more than 1,000 stores in the southeast. The project represents a capital investment of approximately $85 million. 

 

The company plans to begin construction on the project as early as summer 2016 with an estimated completion scheduled for summer/fall 2017, depending upon the timing of receipt of all required governmental permits and development approvals and the absence of unforeseen circumstances.

 

“This state-of-the-art distribution center will help support our rapid store growth throughout Georgia and the southeast,” said Todd Vasos, CEO Dollar General. “I want to thank the leadership in Butts and Spalding counties, as well as Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia Department of Economic Development for their support and assistance on this project. It is exciting to see our business continuing to grow and create new jobs across the country.”

 

Dollar General’s 14 other distribution centers are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.