Tractor Supply breaks ground on mammoth Arkansas distribution center
Tractor Supply Company continues to expand its U.S. footprint.
The farm and ranch lifestyle retailer officially broke ground on its latest distribution center in Maumelle, Ark.
The 1.2-million-square-foot facility represents an initial investment of $128 million and will be the 10th and largest distribution center in the Tractor Supply network.
According to the retailer, the center will create nearly 500 full-time jobs when it opens in late 2023 and service over 300 Tractor Supply stores at full capacity.
Additionally, the latest facility includes 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 Hal Lawton, CEO and president of Tractor Supply Company. “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 being a great community partner.”
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.
A rooftop solar array system 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. This system will save the equivalent of almost 4,700 tons of carbon per year, the Brentwood, Tenn.-based company said.
Tractor Supply noted that it is currently working towards several Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, one is to achieve net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2040.
“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 Hal Lawton, CEO and president of Tractor Supply Company. “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.”
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. I
A rooftop solar array system 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. This system will save the equivalent of almost 4,700 tons of carbon per year, the Brentwood, Tenn.-based company said.
Tractor Supply noted that it is currently working towards several Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, one being to achieve net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2040.
“I want to congratulate Tractor Supply on the groundbreaking of their tenth distribution center,” said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. “Arkansans throughout the state know the value our farm families provide, and Tractor Supply is highly regarded as a leading partner in meeting the needs of our farm families.”
Tractor Supply officials teamed up with Jones Lang LaSalle. a global Fortune 500 commercial real estate services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management; Arkansas state officials; Maumelle city officials; and Entergy Arkansas to select the site.
“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.”
Tractor Supply said that it will begin hiring for positions at the distribution center in October of 2023.
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,
Other Tractor Supply distribution centers are located in Frankfort, N.Y..; Casa Grande, Ariz.;; Franklin, Ky..; Hagerstown, Md.; Macon, Ga.; Pendleton, Ind.; Waco, Texas;; and Waverly, Neb.
As of June 25, the retailer also operated 178 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states.
Earlier this month, Tractor Supply announced that Petsense stores are being rebranded nationally while receiving internal and external makeovers.
