2010 Warehousing and Logistics

GEORGIA’S WAREHOUSING SNAPSHOT

• Georgia is home to more than 580 warehouse distribu-

tion locations, totaling 155 million square feet of ware-

house space and employing nearly 66,000 workers.

• Georgia’s thriving deep water ports offer international

companies greater access to U.S. markets. World-class

intermodal facilities offer the upmost efficiency in getting

products to consumers.

• Industrial buildings are available and affordable

throughout Georgia.

• Georgia’s work force is well-trained and wage rates are

competitive.

• Georgia is the center of the nation’s fast-growing South-

east. Product manufacturers and retailers gain advantages

by locating distribution capabilities in the markets they

serve most.

With superior highway access to the eastern U.S.

market, growing port connections to the world, and

an abundance of workers at low relative wages,

Georgia is the ideal location for the warehousing

and logistics industry. Georgia’s historic prominence

as a transportation crossroads has made it a natural

location for growth. The state comprises more than

726 million square feet of industrial space, with

metro Atlanta -- the largest market in Georgia and

sixth largest in the U.S. -- accounting for 617 million

square feet of industrial space.

Warehousing continues to be the catalyst and

leading driver for growth in the state. Georgia is

home to 21 warehouses with more than 1 million

square feet of space and 75 warehouses with

500,000 to 999,999 square feet of space. Nearly half

of the 2009 “Top 3PLs” in the United States have a

presence in Georgia, according to Inbound Logistics

magazine July 2009 edition.

Warehousing and Logistics: A Catalyst for Growth in Georgia

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Major New Locations Total Six Million Square Feet New Warehouses and Distribution Centers Occupying More than 500,000 SF Since 2009

“The Atlanta region has been a strategic

goal for NTP. The new Austell distribution

center gives us the capabilities we need to

continue to provide best-in-class logistics ser-

vices across the country. Such an expansion

will enable NTP to better service our existing

dealers as well as invite many new dealers to

experience our high fill rates, late same-day

shipping cutoff times and our exceptional staff

who provide great customer service.”

Greg Boyd, President, NTP Distribution

“NTP Distribution Announces Major Distribution Center in Austell, Georgia,” NTP Distribution website, 12.14.09

Source: Public announcements

Company Building Square Feet Location Year

General Mills Distribution center 1,500,000 Social Circle 2009

Clorox Sales Co. Warehouse 1,100,000 Fairburn 2010 Kraft Foods Distribution center 980,000 Union City 2009

Phillips-Van Heusen Warehouse / Distribution 850,000 McDonough 2010

Colgate-Palmolive Distribution center 750,000 Lithia Springs 2010

J.M. Smucker Co. Distribution center 556,800 Fairburn 2009

Company Square Feet

Kmart Corp DC 2,100,000

Target Corp Import WH & DC 2,000,000

Walmart DC 2,000,000

JCPenney Co WH 2,000,000

Saddle Creek Corp WH & DC 1,750,000

Procter & Gamble WH & DC 1,700,000

Exel/General Mills SE DC 1,500,000

Schneider Logistics WH & DC 1,500,000

Target Corp DC (Midway) DC 1,500,000

Target Corp DC (Tifton) DC 1,500,000

Whirlpool Corp Regional DC 1,500,000

Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development

Georgia’s Largest Warehouses (WH) and Distribution Centers (DC)

A Catalyst for Growth in Georgia

Why Georgia for Warehouse and Logistics:

Rank by Size of Market Market # of Buildings

Rentable Build-ing Area (RBA)

Quoted Lease Rates

Ware-house Workers 2010

% Growth 2010 - 2015

Average Hourly Wage Rate

1 Chicago 20,704 1,144,822,667 $5.04 291,122 1% $16.01

2 Los Angeles 36,342 1,075,737,671 $7.45 326,507 3% $15.13

3 Philadelphia 16,899 924,430,830 $4.63 145,986 -2% $16.37

4 Northern New Jersey

15,785 814,290,998 $5.78 378,519 -4% $16.87

5 Dallas/Ft Worth 17,791 749,104,483 $4.47 194,509 6% $14.99

6 ATLANTA 13,124 616,829,226 $4.10 150,014 5% $15.41

7 Detroit 15,717 540,407,811 $4.73 95,718 -1% $16.01

8 Houston 13,627 485,496,204 $5.47 145,880 6% $15.12

9 Inland Empire (California)

12,086 481,580,421 $5.12 102,215 8% $15.81

10 Boston 10,125 473,530,556 $6.39 92,878 -3% $17.76

ATLANTA: Sixth Largest Industrial Market and Third Fastest-Growing to 2015*

Georgia has one of the most specialized wholesale trade infrastructures in the world. The avail-

ability and affordability of industrial space appropriate for warehouse distribution is a big part of that

infrastructure. Building availability combined with outstanding transportation infrastructure make the

state unbeatable for getting products to major consumer markets all over the world.

Georgia’s Intermodal Facilities Make it Happen Georgia’s world-class intermodal facilities

strategically located around the state enable

importers and exporters to quickly and efficiently

move products from ocean carrier, to rail to truck.

Georgia’s intermodal facilities have some of the

fastest transition times in the United States.

Major intermodal facilities in Georgia include:

• CSX Hulsey Rail Yard, Atlanta

• Norfolk Southern Inman Rail Yard, Atlanta

• CSX Savannah Yard, Savannah

• Norfolk Southern James D. Mason ICTF,

Garden City

• CSX Fairburn Industry Yard, Fairburn (Metro

Atlanta)

• Norfolk Southern Whitaker Rail Yard, Aus-

tell (Metro Atlanta)

• CSX Chatham ICTF, Garden City (Near

Savannah)

• Norfolk Southern Savannah

Ocean Shipping Georgia is home to the fastest-growing

port in the United States, the Port of Savan-

nah. Established in 1945, the Georgia Ports

Authority (GPA) operates modern and efficient

deepwater facilities and provides value-add-

ed marine terminal services in Savannah and

Brunswick, as well as inland barge terminals

in Bainbridge and Columbus.

Georgia’s ports are major economic engines,

contributing nearly $25 billion to the state’s

gross product, generating 286,500 jobs and

creating $55.8 billion in sales.

Georgia’s logistics infrastructure is one of the most developed in the world.


Source: CoStar Year-End 2009 Industrial Report and EMSI Occupational Report, 3rd Quarter 2010

Existing Infrastructure

Easy Access to Atlantic and Gulf Ports and World-Class Intermodal Facilities

*in terms of warehouse distribution employment

Top U.S. Industrial Market Profile


Georgia is home to an outstanding work force. Strong work ethic and world-class training

programs propel productivity while competitive wage rates make warehouse distribution locations in

Georgia some of the most efficient and successful in the world. Lean manufacturing options are avail-

able through universities such as Georgia Tech to make processes more efficient.

Georgia’s logistics work force is highly trained and cost competitive.

Georgia Quick Start Work Force Training Program

For more than 40 years, Quick Start has provided customized work force training free-of-charge to

qualified businesses in Georgia.

Today, the program is one of the state’s key assets for supporting new and expanding industries.

Quick Start delivers training in classrooms, mobile labs or directly on the plant floor, wherever it

works best for a company.

Quick Start has developed hundreds of warehouse distribution programs to help train workers all

over the state. Customized job-specific training includes:

• RF Scanner operations

• Label reading

• Picking and power equipment such as forklifts and turret trucks

For more information, visit: www.georgiaquickstart.org

“Quick Start was incredibly helpful in that

during our startup; thanks to them, we could

focus on our operations rather than producing

documents. The quality of what Quick Start

produced was so great that a lot of the people in

IKEA were jealous. No one else has anything like

Quick Start, and they kept saying ‘What do you

mean, it’s free?’”

Gary Holler, IKEA Operations Support Manager

“Working with the Quick Start team has been

a very enjoyable experience. Not only did we

meet our goal, I feel the Quick Start team has

surpassed it with the positive obstinacy, perse-

verance and that irrepressible determination.”

Ed Morris, IKEA Distribution Center Manager

“From the Inside Out, Warehouse to Housewares, the IKEA Experience is Unique,” Quick Start website, October, 2010

Even IKEA’s highly automated warehouse

distribution center in Savannah is heavily reliant

on a skilled team to move thousands of pallets

through the system each day.

SOC Code Description

# of Work-ers in

Georgia

Georgia's Average

Hourly Rate

U.S. Aver-age Hourly

RateDifference

in Rate

11-3071 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,662 $39.81 $41.09 ($1.28)

43-5011 Cargo and freight agents 1,896 $17.87 $18.72 ($0.85)

43-5032 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 5,338 $16.88 $17.94 ($1.06)

43-5071 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 18,580 $14.03 $14.35 ($0.32)

51-9111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 10,270 $12.63 $13.13 ($0.50)

53-1021 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 6,658 $21.26 $21.75 ($0.49)

53-1031 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators

6,979 $23.65 $26.32 ($2.67)

53-3032 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 47,392 $19.26 $18.87 $0.39

53-3033 Truck drivers, light or delivery services 29,041 $14.69 $14.96 ($0.27)

53-7011 Conveyor operators and tenders 930 $14.96 $14.59 $0.37

53-7051 Industrial truck and tractor operators 26,438 $13.60 $15.02 ($1.42)

53-7062 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 80,025 $11.87 $12.16 ($0.29)

53-7063 Machine feeders and offbearers 5,318 $12.38 $13.19 ($0.81)

53-7064 Packers and packagers, hand 21,648 $10.13 $10.47 ($0.34)

Total Employment and Average Wage Rate* 263,175 $17.36 $18.04 ($0.68)

Georgia’s Competitive Warehouse Distribution Wage Rates

Wage rates in Georgia for warehouse distribution-specific occupations are typically below the national level.

Source: EMSI Occupational Report, 3rd Quarter 2010, *straight average

Competitive Work Force

Georgia’s Logistics Industry Map (Warehouse Distribution with 500,000 or more square feet)


Company Square Feet City County SIC SIC Description

Kmart Corp Distribution Center 2,100,000 Newnan Coweta 5311 Department Stores

JCPenney Co - Warehouse #9223-9 2,000,000 Forest Park Clayton 5311 Department Stores

Target Corp Import Warehouse and Distribution Center

2,000,000 Port Wentworth Chatham 5311 Department Stores

Walmart Distribution Center #6061 2,000,000 Statesboro Bulloch 5311 Department Stores

Saddle Creek Corp 1,750,000 Atlanta Fulton 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co 1,700,000 Albany Dougherty 2676 Sanitary Paper Products

Exel/General Mills Southeast Distribution Center

1,500,000 Social Circle Walton 2043 Cereal Breakfast Foods

Schneider Logistics 1,500,000 Savannah Chatham 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Target Corp Distribution Center 1,500,000 Tifton Tift 5311 Department Stores

Target Corp Distribution Center 1,500,000 Midway Liberty 5311 Department Stores

Whirlpool Corp Regional Distribution Center 1,500,000 McDonough Henry 5064 Electrical Appliances, TV, Radio

Home Depot Import Distribution Center 1,400,000 Savannah Chatham 5211 Lumber & Other Building Materials

Solo Cup Distribution Center 1,300,716 Social Circle Walton 5113 Industrial & Personal Service Paper

APL Logistics Ltd 1,275,000 Lithia Springs Douglas 4213 Trucking, Except Local

Publix Distribution & Manufacturing 1,200,000 Dacula Gwinnett 5411 Grocery Stores

The Clorox Sales Co 1,200,000 Fairburn Fulton 2842 Specialty Cleaning, Polishing, Sanitary Preparation

Walmart Distribution Center #6010 1,200,000 Douglas Coffee 5311 Department Stores

Walmart Distribution Center #6054 1,200,000 LaGrange Troup 5311 Department Stores

Walmart Food Distribution Center 1,100,000 Monroe Walton 5311 Department Stores

Home Depot Import Distribution Center 1,008,000 McDonough Henry 5211 Lumber & Other Building Materials

Progressive Lighting Inc 1,000,000 Braselton Jackson 5719 Miscellaneous Home furnishings Stores

Toys R Us/Babies R Us Distribution Center 999,900 McDonough Henry 5945 Hobby, Toy & Game Shops

Kraft Foods Inc Distribution Center 980,000 Union City Fulton 4222 Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage

Macy's Inc Distribution Center 966,640 Stone Mountain DeKalb 5311 Department Stores

Quaker Oats Co/Gatorade 913,000 Lithia Springs Douglas 5149 Groceries & Related Products, NEC

DSC Logistics Inc/Kellogg's 903,000 College Park Fulton 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

PetSmart Distribution Center 900,000 Newnan Coweta 5199 Nondurable Goods, Others

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp USA Distribution Center

900,000 Newnan Coweta 5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts

Phillips-Van Heusen 850,000 McDonough Henry 5611 Apparel Distribution

Haverty's Furniture Distribution Center 808,000 Braselton Jackson 5712 Furniture

First Quality Retail Services Distribution Center 800,000 McDonough Henry 5047 Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment and Supplies

ProBuild East 800,000 Pooler Chatham 5031 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, & Wood Panels

Nestle USA Inc Distribution 789,000 McDonough Henry 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

IKEA Southeast Distribution Center 785,000 Port Wentworth Chatham 5719 Miscellaneous Home furnishings Stores

Georgia’s Logistics Industry Listing (Warehouse Distribution with 500,000 or square feet)



Pier 1 Imports Distribution Center 785,000 Port Wentworth Chatham 5719 Miscellaneous Home furnishings Stores

Newell Rubbermaid Distribution Center 784,900 Atlanta Fulton 5099 Durable Goods, Other

Del Monte Fresh Produce Distribution Center

780,000 Atlanta Fulton 5148 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Kmart Corp Distribution Center 780,000 Forest Park Clayton 5311 Department Stores

Marshalls-TJ Maxx Distribution Center 780,000 Decatur DeKalb 5311 Department Stores

Sears Logistics Services 772,000 Pendergrass Jackson 5064 Electrical Appliances, TV, Radio

Exel/Continental Tire North America Inc 758,488 Gainesville Hall 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Academy Sports & Outdoors Distribution Center

750,000 Jeffersonville Twiggs 5941 Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops

Colgate-Palmolive Co 750,000 Lithia Springs Douglas 5122 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, & Sundries

Lowe's Regional Distribution Center 750,000 Valdosta Lowndes 5211 Lumber & Other Building Materials

Best Buy Distribution Center 748,000 Dublin Laurens 5731 Radio, TV, & Consumer Electronics Stores

GE Appliance Warehouse 725,000 College Park Fulton 3639 Household Appliances, Other

Matson Global Distribution Services/Hasbro Inc

710,844 Savannah Chatham 5092 Toys and Hobby Goods and Supplies

Exel/Goodyear Kelly 710,451 Stockbridge Henry 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Bluelinx Corp 700,000 Lawrenceville Gwinnett 5031 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, & Wood Panels

Bonded Service Warehouse Inc 700,000 Atlanta Fulton 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Mohawk Home 700,000 Calhoun Gordon 2273 Rugs & Carpets

Carlisle Tire & Wheel Co 676,000 McDonough Henry 5014 Tires & Tubes

Home Depot Rapid Distribution Center 657,600 Lake Park Lowndes 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Dick's Sporting Goods Distribution Center

657,200 East Point Fulton 5941 Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops

Kenco Logistics Services/Whirlpool 657,000 Ellenwood Clayton 4213 Trucking, Except Local

Flint River Services Inc 650,000 Albany Dougherty 4222 Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage

Fred's Inc Distribution 650,000 Dublin Laurens 5331 Variety Stores

True Value Co Distribution Center 625,000 Jonesboro Clayton 5072 Hardware

Georgia Cold Storage Inc 620,000 Americus Sumter 4222 Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage

Sugar Foods Corp Distribution Center 612,178 Villa Rica Douglas 5149 Groceries & Related Products, Other

LG Electronics USA Inc 612,000 McDonough Henry 5064 Electrical Appliances, TV, Radio

Covidien 609,912 Atlanta Fulton 5047 Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment and Supplies

Exel/The Clorox Co Distribution 607,650 East Point Fulton 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

United Stationers Supply Co 600,674 Suwanee Gwinnett 5112 Stationery & Office Supplies

Advanced Distribution Systems Inc 600,000 Morrow Clayton 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Dollar Tree Stores Inc Distribution Center

600,000 Port Wentworth Chatham 5331 Variety Stores




ICON Health & Fitness Inc Distribution Center 600,000 Savannah Chatham 5091 Sporting & Recreational Goods

Nordic Cold Storage LLC 600,000 Atlanta DeKalb 4222 Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage

Shaw Industries Inc Distribution 600,000 Ringgold Catoosa 2273 Rugs & Carpets

Kohl's Corp Distribution Center 588,000 Macon Bibb 5311 Department Stores

Exel Logistics Inc 585,000 Lithia Springs Douglas 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Capital Cargo Inc (CCI) 575,000 Savannah Chatham 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Phillips-Van Heusen Inc 561,600 Austell Cobb 5611 Men's & Boys' Clothing and Accessory Store

GLOVIS Georgia LLC 558,131 West Point Troup 5013 Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts

DSC Logistics/J.M. Smuckers Company 556,800 Fairburn Fulton 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Acuity Brands Lighting Manufacturing and Distribution Center

550,000 Conyers Rockdale 3646 Lighting Fixtures, Electric, Commercial & Industrial

Cardinal Logistics Management Corp/Office Depot

550,000 Buford Gwinnett 4213 Trucking, Except Local

Executive Bonded Warehouses 550,000 East Point Fulton 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Peeples International 550,000 Savannah Chatham 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Home Depot Rapid Distribution Center 544,838 Braselton Jackson 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

JVC Co of America 542,491 Douglasville Douglas 5064 Electrical Appliances, TV, Radio

M&W Distribution Services 530,000 Atlanta Fulton 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Costco Wholesale Distribution Center 525,000 College Park Fulton 5399 Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores

AmeriCold Logistics LLC 522,000 Atlanta Fulton 4222 Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage

NCS Services LLC/Walgreens Co Distribution Center

518,400 Pendergrass Jackson 5912 Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores

GENCO Distribution System In/PETCO Animal Supplies

506,240 Braselton Barrow 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Carter's Inc Distribution Center 505,000 Stockbridge Henry 2341 Womens, Misses, Childrens & Infants Underwear

Aldi Distribution Center 500,000 Jefferson Jackson 5411 Grocery Stores

AllSouth Warehouse Distribution Center 500,000 Atlanta DeKalb 4225 General Warehouse and Storage

Georgia Crown Distributing 500,000 McDonough Henry 5182 Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages, Wholesale

Haband Co Inc 500,000 Eatonton Putnam 5961 Catalog Mail-Order Houses

MSC Industrial Supply Co 500,000 Mableton Cobb 5085 Industrial Supplies

Oneida Ltd Interstate Distribution Center 500,000 Black Creek Bryan 5023 Home furnishings

Outsource Logistics LLC 500,000 Valdosta Lowndes 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

Port City Logistics Inc 500,000 Savannah Chatham 4731 Arrangement of Freight Transportation

Shippers Warehouse Inc 500,000 Jonesboro Clayton 4225 General Warehousing & Storage

SYSCO Food Services of Atlanta LLC Distribu-tion Center

500,000 College Park Fulton 5149 Groceries & Related Products, Other

Worldcolor 500,000 Evans Columbia 2752 Commercial Printing, Lithographic



Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development Industrial Database, October 2010

75 Fifth Street NW, Ste. 175, Atlanta, GA [email protected]

www.selectgeorgia.net

Nicole PearsonNicole began her career

with Southern Company in

2001, working in communi-

cations. She later moved

to Southern Company’s

supply chain management

organization before joining the Georgia Power

economic development team in 2007. Nicole has

worked with a variety of technology-based and

logistics companies.

Kevin LovelaceWith a background in

staffing and recruitment

for Southern Company

Services, Kevin joined

Georgia Power’s economic

development statewide

projects team in 2002. Kevin has worked in

dozens of technology companies from around

the world. His experience with talent recruit-

ment lends itself to understanding the staffing

demands of logistics facilities.

GEORGIA POWER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGERS

Georgia Power Economic Development’s full-service team includes top-notch expertise offered by six statewide project managers. Partnering with state and local

agencies, Nicole Pearson and Kevin Lovelace specialize in logistics and warehouse distribution projects.

Kevin Lovelace404-506-3144, [email protected]

Nicole Pearson404-506-1460, [email protected]

Brenda Robbins404-506-6617, [email protected]

Charles Stallworth404-506-2312, [email protected]

Trae Westmoreland404-506-3416, [email protected]

The Center of Innovation for Logistics is Georgia’s leading resource for accelerating logistics growth and competitiveness in the state. Statewide in focus, the

Center of Innovation for Logistics is headquartered at Georgia Tech’s Savannah campus and is located close to the Georgia Ports Authority, the Savannah River, two

major interstates, an international airport, and many large distribution centers - making it a great resource for logistics businesses. For more information, visit:

http://logistics.georgiainnovation.org


Center of Innovation for Logistics

The Center’s services are primarily focused on:

Volume: Maximizing throughput into and through existing facilities

and building the most effective and efficient infrastructure to handle

growth: warehouse management software, material handling equip-

ment, Optical Character Recognition, smart warehouse, access control

systems and others.

Velocity: Compressing the shipping and delivery cycle and improving

the overall agility or speed of response of a company i.e., information

sharing tools, enterprise software and next-best move algorithms.

Visibility: Real-time information regarding the location/status of

shipments and assets in the global supply chain. Process visibility to

identify and resolve systemic problems is important: auto-identification

(RFID, Barcodes), Position Detection Systems, simulation, modeling,

smart-cameras, GIS Information Mapping, container security devices

and other technologies.

Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) is the world’s largest logis-

tics-related research and education enterprise. The Institute is globally recognized

for its expertise and longevity with 60 years of industry research and collaboration.

SCL provides global leadership for research and education in supply chain

engineering. SCL defines “Supply Chain Engineering” as the application of scientific

principles to optimize the design and integration of supply chain processes, infra-

structure, technology and strategy. While SCL has resources and programs in supply

chain management, its primary focus is on development of new tools for analysis,

design and management of logistics processes, and new concepts and strategies

for the practice of supply chain engineering. For more information, visit: www.scl.

gatech.edu

Georgia’s colleges and universities offer outstanding technology support for logistics companies in the state. The Center of Innovation for Lo-

gistics and Georgia Institute of Technology’s Supply Chain & Logistics Institute are two of the state’s top industry-focused research organizations.

Source: Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics web site

Source: Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics web site

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