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Tractor Supply Co. to Add Jobs at Kentucky Distribution Center
USAgNet - 09/24/2018
Tractor Supply Co., a major rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will create approximately 156 full-time jobs at its distribution facility in Franklin with an $8.5 million investment, Gov. Matt Bevin announced.
"Tractor Supply is a major employer in the Franklin area, and we are thrilled they have decided to expand operations and create even more job opportunities within the region," Bevin said. "This popular company has cultivated a strong reputation nationwide,
and their growing presence here in Kentucky affirms the commonwealth's ideal climate for economic success. Congratulations to both Tractor Supply and the Simpson County community on this great news."
As part of the investment, Tractor Supply will install new equipment to enhance the facility's distribution capabilities to support sales growth. Company executives elected to add jobs and reinvest in the Franklin operation to accommodate rising demand at stores
throughout the country.
"For the past seven years, Tractor Supply Co. has had a wonderful working relationship with the Franklin, Ky. community," said Ronda Ruane, general manager of the company's Franklin distribution center. "Through these equipment and team member
additions, we are excited to be able to better serve our customers across the country and continue the standard of excellence set by our current team members."
Tractor Supply, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., operates over 1,725 rural lifestyle retail stores in 49 states, and an e-commerce website. The company began as a mail order tractor parts business and now employs more than 28,000
people with an annual revenue of more than $7 billion in 2017. Tractor Supply serves as a one-stop shop for recreational farmers, ranchers and anyone living a rural lifestyle and offers an extensive mix of products necessary to care for home, land, pets and
animals. The company established the distribution facility in Franklin in 2011, where it currently employs more than 300 people.
Sen. David Givens, of Greensburg, said the new job opportunities will greatly benefit the community.
"I'm thrilled to hear that Tractor Supply Co. will continue to invest and expand in Franklin," Givens said. "The creation of more than 150 new full-time jobs is welcome news to the people of Simpson County."
Rep. Wilson Stone, of Scottsville, acknowledged the group effort to keep the company's growth in Kentucky.
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