Dollar General Corporation recently established a new cold storage facility in Schuylkill County that, at full capacity, is expected to support the creation of 100 new full-time jobs over three years.
The expansion is part of Dollar General’s new initiative toward a strategic shift to the self-distribution of perishable goods sold in its stores. The new facility is currently distributing to approximately 300 stores in the northeast.
The project includes the purchase of a 148,000-square-foot building in Highridge Business Park.
Dollar General received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development for the project. The proposal included $200,000 in job creation tax credits to be distributed upon the creation of new jobs and a $45,000 workforce development grant to help the company train employees.
The Governor’s Action Team and the Schuylkill County Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) coordinated the project.
“Dollar General is excited to expand in Pennsylvania through the collaboration with Gov. Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development,” Mike Kindy, Dollar General’s executive vice president of global supply chain, said. “As Dollar General embarks on our DG Fresh initiative, we sincerely appreciate the partnership from state and local leaders on this project and look forward to a longstanding presence throughout Pennsylvania.”