Dollar General Celebrates North Little Rock, Arkansas Distribution Center Grand Opening
This morning, Dollar General celebrated its North Little Rock, Arkansas distribution center grand opening with employees, their families, and local and state elected officials. The festivities also included a donation to the Arkansas Food Bank to help fight food insecurity and extend the company's mission of Serving Others.
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Dollar General celebrates the grand opening of its North Little Rock, Arkansas distribution center on February 22, 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)
"We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of our first Arkansas distribution center in North Little Rock, together with our team and their families," said Rod West, Dollar General's executive vice president of global supply chain. "This facility looks to better support our store teams and customers by combining the functionalities of our traditional, DG Fresh and Private Fleet distribution channels. We are honored and humbled by our partnership among federal, state and local officials, as well as local nonprofit organizations that continue to support our investment and continued service in the Natural State."
The state-of-the-art facility supports the distribution of the Company's traditional supply chain, its DG Fresh network that provides perishable products to stores and the DG Private Fleet. The building is approximately one million square feet, represents an approximate $160 million investment in Pulaski County, and is expected to create approximately 300 new jobs at full capacity.
"Fifty years after the first Dollar General opened in Arkansas, we are proud to welcome their first-ever distribution center in the Natural State," said Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders. "Central Arkansas is where America's road, river, and rail come together, and with my administration's investments in education and workforce training, companies from across the country and world are deciding to put down roots."
The Company also provided a $20,000 donation to the Arkansas Food Bank as part of the festivities to help address food insecurity and nourish neighbors in need. In total, Dollar General stores and the North Little Rock distribution center have donated the equivalent of more than 300,000 meals, or approximately 400,000 pounds of food, to the Arkansas Food Bank.
Dollar General opened its first store in Arkansas 50 years ago in 1975 and currently employs more than 5,700 Arkansans through its and store and distribution center presence.
Available positions in general warehouse, human resources, inventory control, maintenance, training and administrative areas to support the Distribution Center and DG Private Fleet operations are currently available online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers. Dollar General provides employees with competitive wages, award-winning training and development programs, and benefits including day-one telemedicine eligibility, health insurance coverage options, 401K savings and retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance to eligible employees.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is proud to serve as America's neighborhood general store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every day by providing access to affordable products and services for its customers, career opportunities for its employees, and literacy and education support for its hometown communities. As of November 1, 2024, the Company's 20,523 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and pOpshelf stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico provide everyday essentials including food, health and wellness products, cleaning and laundry supplies, self-care and beauty items, and seasonal décor from our high-quality private brands alongside many of the world's most trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, Kraft, Mars, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
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