2月15日,2021年
Thursday, August 25, 2016
OCALA, Fla.- Autozone,领先的零售商和美国汽车零部件和产品的主要经销商,将在佛罗里达州奥卡拉建造一个新的配电设施。新设施将创造240项岗位,并在当地社区投资5000万美元。Autozone目前拥有超过290家州的商店,聘用了4,000多名佛罗里达人。
Governor Scott said, “I am proud to announce that AutoZone will be building a new distribution facility and creating 240 jobs in Ocala. As a national company, AutoZone could have chosen to invest in many other locations, but they ultimately chose Florida as the best place to invest their growing company. We will continue to do all we can to outcompete other states for job wins so we can create even more opportunities for our families.”
Construction for the AutoZone Distribution Center –AutoZone’s 10th在美国,将于2017年初开始,并于2018年开放。该工厂将在佛罗里达州和波多黎各提供自动储存。每个Autozone商店都有广泛的产品线,适用于汽车,运动型多用途车,面包车和轻型卡车,包括新的和再制造的汽车硬件,维护物品,配件和非汽车产品。Autozone于1984年在佛罗里达州开设了第一家商店。
Rod Halsell, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain for AutoZone, said, “We are grateful to the Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership, the Ocala City Council, the Marion County Board of Commissioners and Cone Distributing for their warm welcome and support for our growing business. We look forward to being an active member of the Ocala and Marion County community in the coming years.”
作为一个主要的国际贸易中心,佛罗里达拥有强大的distribution and logistics行业。佛罗里达州方便地提供全球市场,以及促进任何批发贸易和运输提供商的需求的基础设施。
哭stal Sircy, COO and Executive Vice President of Enterprise Florida, Inc., said, “Florida continues to attract international leaders in the logistics and distribution industry, and we’re thrilled to add the AutoZone name to that list. AutoZone will be able to capitalize on Florida’s expansive infrastructure, and we look forward to watching their new facility take shape in Ocala.”
Cissy Proctor, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, said, “AutoZone’s new distribution center in Ocala will create 240 jobs. This is great news for local families and job seekers. Florida’s competitive business environment and strong transportation and logistics networks will help AutoZone continue to grow and create jobs for Floridians.”
Kathy Bryant, Chair of the Marion County Board of County Commissioners, said, “We are excited to welcome AutoZone to Marion County. Within three years, our community will have 240 job opportunities through this one company, and the positive impact of that will certainly be felt within our community beyond those new employees and their families.”
Ocala City Council President Jim Hilty said, “The City is very excited about AutoZone coming on board. With the company’s capital investment and the creation of new jobs, we look forward to this project’s significant economic impact and overall benefit to the community.”
Ken Ausley, Chairman of the CEP Board, said, “This announcement represents a partnership between AutoZone, the City of Ocala, Marion County, CareerSource CLM, Ocala 489 LLC, Enterprise Florida, and the Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership.”
AutoZone plans to begin the hiring process in early Fall 2017.
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About AutoZone:
As of May 7, 2016, AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 5,226 AutoZone stores in 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S., and 458 stores in Mexico, 25 IMC branches and eight stores in Brazil for a total count of 5,717.
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