Online retailer and home delivery provider goPuff will build a new headquarters in Philadelphia as well as 10 warehouses across the commonwealth, creating more than 500 new jobs over the next three years.
The company plans to invest $4 million in the expansion. The 30,000-square-foot headquarters will be located in Philadelphia at 3rd and Spring Garden streets. goPuff will launch the new warehouses in Allegheny, Chester, Dauphin, Lackawanna, and Philadelphia counties and expand six existing warehouse operations.
The headquarters will create more than 150 new, full-time jobs, and the new and expanded warehouses will create approximately 400 jobs over the next three years. The company has about 125 employees at its current headquarters located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia.
“goPuff is a great example of how Pennsylvania’s strengths in aspects like education, workforce development, and economic stability have led to a climate where startups thrive,” Gov. Tom Wolf said. “My administration is committed to providing the support needed by companies like goPuff as they grow.”
goPuff received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development for a $400,000 Pennsylvania First grant with phased distribution contingent on job creation. The Governor’s Action Team coordinated the project.
“We are proud to invest in Philadelphia as we grow our footprint and are grateful for the support of the city as well as Governor Wolf’s economic development team to help us realize our expansion,” Yakir Gola, co-founder of goPuff, said. “We strive to ingrain Philadelphia’s culture as part of goPuff.”