Story Published:
Jul 24, 2008 at 2:18 PM CST
Story Updated:
Jul 28, 2008 at 4:08 PM CST
SPRINGFIELD -- FedEx plans to open a new facility here. It will house the company’s FedEx Freight operation. The 150-dock door distribution facility will employ 150 people with potential to expand to 250 doors and 250 employees.
The average annual salary for jobs at the facility will be $44,240, which is 45 percent higher than the current average annual salary in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area of $30,649.
“These are exactly the type of high paying quality jobs that the Chamber and the Springfield Business & Development Corporation are striving to attract to our area,” said Greg Williams, senior vice president of economic development for the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
The new 135,000 square foot facility will spur more than $18 million in capital investment and will be near Interstate 44 at Division Street, adjacent to the Partnership Industrial Park West.
Rich Kramer Construction has been selected as the general contractor on the project. Site work has already begun with a completion projected for next spring.
FedEx Freight focuses on “Less-Than-Truckload” shipping options and shipments of more than 150 pounds in the United States and internationally.
