Dollar General to Build 1 MSF Distribution Center in Longview

LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Dollar General Corp. plans to build a nearly 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Longview, its second in Texas and 17th nationwide. The new property is expected to create 400 full-time jobs and serve roughly 1,000 Dollar General stores in Texas and the Southeast. Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General has selected Clayco as the project’s general contractor, Leo A. Daly as the architectural engineering firm and Elan Design as the civil engineering firm. The development team plans to break ground on the new distribution center in the first quarter. Dollar General currently has more than 1,400 stores and over 12,000 employees in Texas alone. The company has 15 distribution centers that are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (San Antonio), Virginia and Wisconsin. The company’s 16th distribution center in Amsterdam, N.Y., is currently under construction.