Contracts Awarded, Site Preparation Underway for $50 Million Distribution Center in Georgia

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Site preparation is underway for a $50 million regional distribution center being constructed in Jeffersonville, Georgia, for Academy Sports & Outdoors Limited (Katy, Texas), one of the nation's largest sporting-goods retailers. Gray Construction Company (Lexington, Kentucky) was selected to provide general construction services for the distribution center.

Site preparation began in early October for a 750,000-square-foot building to be constructed south of Macon at Interstate 16 and Highway 96 that will support the company's southeastern regional operations. Operations are expected to commence in spring 2009 with the creation of approximately 200 jobs.

Academy Sports & Outdoors Limited was founded in San Antonio as a tire shop and military surplus store in 1938 by the Gochman family, which still owns the company. With more than 100 stores in 10 states, Academy is considered to be one of the top sporting-goods chains. Store merchandise include apparel, footwear, outdoors, fitness and sporting goods for various activities which include camping, hunting, fishing and boating. Academy has more than 13,000 employees.

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