FedEx Freight Opens Addition to Support Growth
FedEx Freight East Inc. of Harrison held a grand opening Friday for its USD 12 million, 90,000-SF North Tower addition.
Gov. Mike Beebe, state and local officials and community leaders attended the opening of the expansion, which brings the existing facility to 303,645 SF.
Larry Miller, president and CEO of FedEx Freight, said the expansion would provide work areas for up to 500 employees as the company grows over the next few years.
When FedEx bought American Freightways Inc. from founder Sheridan Garrison in 2001, there were approximately 900 employees at the Harrison facility. Today there are more than 1,450 employees.
“The expansion of our facility in Harrison will provide the room we need as we continue our role as a leading provider of less-than-truckload services in the United States,” said Miller.
