Tractor Supply Breaks Ground on Arkansas Distribution Center
Rural lifestyle retail Tractor Supply Company has broken ground on a new distribution center in Maumelle, Ark., a city outside of Little Rock.
The 1.2-million-square-foot facility is a $128 million investment, and will create nearly 500 full-time jobs when it opens in late 2023. The distribution center will serve over 300 Tractor Supply stores in the region, helping supply the stores with their private label products. It will include 50,000 square feet of mezzanine space devoted to the company’s growing e-commerce business.
“This distribution center will be a vital link in our supply-chain strategy to better serve our existing stores and future growth in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and surrounding states,” said Tractor Supply President and CEO Hal Lawton. “Tractor Supply is committed to a more sustainable future, and our investments in Maumelle support a positive impact on the environment. We are grateful for the strong support for this project at the local and state level and look forward to a being a great community partner.”
Tractor Supply says the facility has been designed and will be constructed in line with criteria that address carbon, energy, water, waste and other environmental quality opportunities to qualify for LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The rooftop solar array system at the distribution center will produce an estimated 6 million kW of electricity per year, which will provide all the electricity needed for its operations, achieving a Net Zero energy rating.
Tractor Supply currently operates 35 stores in Arkansas and 2,016 stores in total across 49 states. With the addition of a distribution center in Navarre, Ohio, scheduled to be complete later this year, Tractor Supply operates distribution centers in Frankfort, Ny., Casa Grande, Az., Franklin, Ky., Hagerstown, Md., Macon, Ga., Pendleton, In., Waco, Tx., and Waverly, Ne.
“The investment that Tractor Supply is putting into its Maumelle distribution center will create hundreds of new jobs and demonstrates how Arkansas is a vital manufacturing and distribution hub,” said Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston. “I want to thank them for the confidence they have placed in our workforce to help them meet the growing needs of their customers."