Posted on 12/15/2020 by Richard Foster at Virginia Business
Contract logistics company will invest $72M in facility at Venture Business Park
DHL Supply Chain, a contract logistics company with its North American headquarters in Ohio, is investing $72 million to establish a mid-Atlantic distribution center in Stafford County’s Venture Business Park, creating 577 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
The company will build a 500,000-square-foot high-bay facility for its Real Estate Solutions unit. Virginia competed with Maryland to land the project.
“This significant investment and the addition of 577 new jobs come at a critical time when we are focused on rebuilding our economy and getting Virginians back to work,” Northam said in a statement. “The ongoing pandemic has underscored the value of supply chain management and delivery services during times of crisis. With our central East Coast location and advanced transportation infrastructure, our commonwealth offers unparalleled advantages for businesses, and we are proud to support the company’s new high-tech operation in Stafford Country.”
A subsidiary of parent company Deutsche Post DHL Group, a German publicly traded company with more than $76 billion in revenue in 2019, DHL Supply Chain employs approximately 36,000 people in the United States. The company offers a portfolio of industrial supply chain management, warehousing, transportation and value-added logistics services. The company’s Real Estate Solutions unit develops turnkey warehousing solutions for customers.