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Electrolux moves distribution facility to Fairburn
Electrolux Major Appliances North America will move its Southeast regional distribution center from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Fairburn, Ga.
The news comes just about a month after the appliance maker announced plans to open a call center in Augusta, Ga.
The Southeastern distribution facility will open in mid-March and be fully operational in April, Electrolux said. The 600,000-square-foot facility will store and ship Electrolux, Electrolux ICON and Frigidaire major appliances, and be the distribution point for Electrolux Professional appliances including commercial foodservice and laundry appliances.
Saben proposes 2.8M distribution project
Developer Mark Shugart with Saben LLC has applied for rezoning in Fairburn, Ga., for a 2.8 million-square-foot industrial/distribution development off Interstate 85.
According to a March 28 filing with the state as a development of regional impact, the project -- Shugart Farms Lake Park -- would have 2.8 million square feet of buildings and would include parking areas and truck courts. The location is 165 acres on Bohannon Road near I-85.
The project would be built in phases, with one main 1.5 million-square-foot building and then later other buildings of varying sizes, sources told Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Pending approval, the development would be finished by December 2014.
The Fairburn area, south of Atlanta, has seen its share recent industrial activity. A year ago, Clorox Sales Co. inked a deal to move into a 1.1 million-square-foot build-to-suit warehouse in Fairburn.