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UPS Inc. has confirmed that it will open a new $200 million shipping center in Arlington, Texas.
The city of Arlington last week approved economic incentives for the more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center near Interstate 20.
UPS ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
UPS said April 4 that the 110-acre project will eventually have 1,400 full-time workers.
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“The new Arlington building is part of the strategic investments UPS is making to dramatically improve the efficiency and connectedness of our hubs, package centers and transportation network,” Craig Wiltz, UPS district president, said in a written statement.
“This project is part of our ongoing efforts to keep pace with rapidly evolving demands of e-commerce customers in Texas, across the U.S. and around the globe,” Wiltz said. “UPS is taking its efficient global operation to the next level.”
The new Arlington shipping hub will open next year. Developer Exeter Property Group is building the huge warehouse at 2320 E. Bardin Road, south of I-20.
The new UPS warehouse is part of the developer’s Arlington Commerce Center and the fifth phase of the business park.
UPS already has major North Texas distribution operations in Mesquite, in the AllianceTexas development in North Fort Worth and at DFW International Airport. The international shipping firm says it has eight package handling facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth, an air gateway, ground freight and supply chain logistics centers.
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