Dollar General Announces Grand Opening of Aurora, Colorado Distribution Center Via Investing.com
Company Celebrates with Employee Festival and Community Donations
AURORA, Colo.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its Aurora, Colorado distribution center this morning with employees, their families, company leadership and elected officials, and donations to Aurora Public Schools and and the Food Bank of the Rockies to highlight their work Serving Others.
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Dollar General is celebrating the grand opening of its Aurora, Colorado distribution center with employees, their families, elected officials and community donations. (Photo: Business Wire)
Today’s grand opening celebrations represent a milestone in Dollar General’s history in Colorado as our first distribution center in the Centennial State, and we are excited to celebrate with our employees, their families and community partners, said Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General. . The Aurora facility will not only create a positive economic impact through new jobs and long-term employment opportunities for employees, it will also support our ability to better serve our stores and customers throughout the western United States. We value the constructive relationship with state and local officials, including Governor Jared Polis, and look forward to a long-term presence in government.
The state-of-the-art, approximately 100,000 square foot facility is expected to create approximately 400 full-time jobs and will support the growth of DG Private Fleet Company.
We are pleased to welcome 400 new jobs to Aurora with this new facility. Colorado is a great state to start and grow a business, and I look forward to seeing the impact this new distribution center will have on the community and families of Colorado, said Governor Jared Polis.
To further the Company’s mission of Serving Others, the Company gave $10,000 each to Aurora Public Schools to strengthen literacy and education efforts and the Food Bank of the Rockies to help address food insecurity and feed needy neighbors.
Dollar General opened its first store in the Centennial State in 2006 and currently employs more than 950 Coloradoans through its distribution center and store presence. The company plans to celebrate the grand opening of its North Little Rock, Arkansas facility in 2025.
Positions available in warehouse, human resources, inventory control, maintenance, training and administrative areas to support Distribution Center and DG Private Fleet operations are currently available online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers. Dollar General offers employees competitive wages, award-winning training and development programs and benefits including same-day telemedicine eligibility, health insurance coverage options, 401K and retirement savings plans, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave and adoption assistance for eligible employees.
About Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:)
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is proud to serve as America’s neighborhood convenience store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every day by providing access to affordable products and services to its customers, job opportunities to its employees, and supporting literacy and education in its hometown communities. As of August 2, 2024, the Company’s 20,345 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and Popshelf stores throughout the United States and Mi Súper Dollar general stores in Mexico offer daily essentials all including food, health and wellness products, cleaning and laundry products, care and beauty products, and seasonal décor from our exclusive high-quality brands alongside a wide range of products globally trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills (NYSE:), Hershey, JM Smucker, Kraft, Mars, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble (NYSE:) and Unilever (LON:).
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