Newell Brands announced Friday it is expanding its distribution facility in Shelbyville, Tennessee and adding 115 workers over the next five years.
The $11 million expansion to its current 211,000-square-foot facility is designed to keep up with the growing demand for Newell’s products.
“The move will allow us to relocate our packaging operations center, expand the capacity of our distribution center on Railroad Ave, and add 115 new jobs in the next five years to our extremely talented existing workforce,” said Don Woods, Newell Brands plant manager for the packaging operations center.
Newell’s packaging center helps package and distribute Sharpie Markers, PaperMate pens, Accent Highlighters, Expo Dry Erase, and Liquid Paper. The company currently employs 420 full- and part-time employees in Shelbyville at both the distribution center and the packaging operations center .
Across Tennessee Newell Brands has more than 1,000 workers.
“Tennessee continues to be an ideal place to do business,” Gov. Bill Lee said Friday in an announcement of the business expansion. “Newell Brands’ commitment to create 115 new jobs for the residents of Bedford County means a great deal, and we appreciate the company for continuing to be a valued partner to the state.”
Sanford LP in Shelbyville became part of Newell Rubbermaid in 1995, which subsequently became Newell Brands.
Since 2014, manufacturing companies like Newell Brands have collectively invested more than $10 billion in new Tennessee facilities, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.