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Office supply distribution center to create 40 jobs in Isle of Wight Co.
01:36 PM EDT on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
ISLE OF WIGHT CO. – 40 new jobs will be created with the opening of Safco Products Company’s new East Coast distribution facility.
The company is investigating $17 million in its facility to distribute organization- and comfort-enhancing products for the office and workplace.
Work is already underway at the Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park on Old Mill Road in Windsor.
"They hope to be in the building and operational by December 1," Christie Miller with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership told WVEC.com.
Company officials and Gov. Tim Kaine cited the county’s closeness to the Port of Virginia as an important factor in the decision.
“It allows us to drastically improve our delivery times to the entire Eastern seaboard. The Port of Virginia was another major factor in our decision that allowed us to maintain ocean carrier relationships, utilize the leading edge port and reduce our lead times on global source products,” said Donovan Ackerson, Safco’s Director of Distribution and Logistics.
Headquartered in New Hope, Minnesota, Safco is a division of Liberty Diversified Industries.
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