Kroger Co., the Cincinnati-based grocery chain, will build a $175 million distribution centre in Forest Park, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, according to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s office. The centre is set to open by September 2015. The centre will require between 700 and 900 skilled workers to open the facility, though employment will eventually increase to 1,500 workers. Kroger plans to hire employees for its warehouse, security, transportation management and other maintenance positions. The distribution centre will feature a one million square foot plant that will serve Kroger stores in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
