Jefferson County Gives Final Approval for $40M FedEx Distribution Center

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By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times

The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday approved tax abatements for a 290,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution facility on a 46.01-acre site off Lakeshore Parkway.

FedEx will invest nearly $40 million in the project, which sits on the Birmingham-Bessemer boundary and is expected to create close to 300 jobs.

The Memphis-based company plans to retain and relocate 12 full-time and 49 part-time employees from its existing 92,500-square-foot facility near Trussville and plans to employ 27 full-time and 197 part-time employees within three years for a total of 285 workers. Payroll will be roughly $6 million.

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