What is Americold Planning in Right to Work Arkansas?

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Americold Realty Trust is one of the biggest temperature-controlled storage and transportation companies around the world. They create innovative solutions designed to keep food cold for long periods of time. So it’s clear their products are in high demand. As a result, they are planning an expansion. But they’re not just expanding anywhere – they’ve chosen Right to Work Russellville, Arkansas as the perfect location. This will give them Right to Work benefits while also creating new jobs in the area, further boosting the economy. In fact, they plan to create 30 new jobs.

The new expansion will consist of adding an extra 131,000 square feet to their current facility here. In order to cover the cost of such a heavy project, the company is investing a total of $84 million. And, construction has already started, so it won’t be long before those new jobs will be available!

From Area Development Magazine:

“We are excited to expand our presence in the state of Arkansas. […] The Russellville facility will be highly automated to provide mission critical, long term infrastructure for one of our top tier strategic customers and one of North America’s leading branded food companies.†[…]

“It is always a great day when one of our companies decides to continue investing in our communities and our economy, especially when that company is as familiar with Arkansas as Americold is.â€

AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE

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