UPS plans $13.5 million expansion in Commerce City
United Parcel Service Inc. operations in Commerce City will get a $13.5 million upgrade, the Commerce City Sentinel Express, based in Colorado, reports. The story states that 20 to 40 new part-time workers will be hired. The expansion is expected to include a 5,000-square-foot build-out in the existing facility and new sorting equipment, according to Dan McMackin, a company spokesman. Faster bar code reading equipment and more automation mean that small packages won’t be individually handled anymore at the plant, McMackin said.
“These expansions help us handle the increased flow of goods ordered through e-commerce,” McMackin said. “The whole point is to increase through-put – the time it takes to move large amounts of package volume through the building.”
About 2,700 workers handle both local and cross-country package sorting at UPS in Commerce City which is one of the company’s central hubs. It’s the city’s largest employer, with more than 700,000 square feet of distribution space.
In addition, UPS expanded its compressed natural gas fueling station capabilities. It’s now one of the largest natural gas fleet fueling facilities in Colorado, according to state officials.
In all, the Sandy Springs, Georgia, package delivery company delivers more than 15 million packages per day to an estimated 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries around the world.
