SanMar Corp. will invest at least $50 million to establish distribution operations in Hanover County, Virginia. The move will create an expected 1,000 jobs, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced earlier this month. It’s reported that 40 employees already have been hired for the location.

SanMar’s operations are planned to occupy a 1.1 million-square-foot building in the East Coast Commerce Center in the county. It will be the company’s largest facility as well as its flagship for its East Coast distributions, according to a press release.

Virginia competed with North Carolina for the project. SanMar is eligible to receive benefits from the Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone Grant Program for the project, the release stated.

“Securing SanMar Corp.’s flagship distribution center highlights Virginia’s strategic location, strong infrastructure and workforce as critical decision factors for logistics operations,” Youngkin said in a statement.

“Whenever we look at a facility, of course we’re looking at logistics and the labor market, but we’re also really looking at the community and the culture, and the people who will be working in the building,” SanMar Owner and President Jeremy Lott said in a statement. “When we came here, we knew right away that this is a place we wanted to be. As we met and talked with people in the area, we knew this could be a great fit for us and for our future growth. We couldn’t be more excited to be here — to fill up this building, to build our team here, and to make this a home for a really long time.”

The company stated that it expects to be fully operational in its new building within a year to 18 months.

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