Cedar Rapids, IA- FedEx is opening a new distribution center in Cedar Rapids.
Radio Iowa reports that FedEx announced plans for the $109million facility earlier this year. The center will sort FedEx Ground packages and a company press release indicates it will be able to process up to 15-thousand packages per hour.
The company intends to hire nearly 300 full and part-time employees for the Cedar Rapids operation as the holiday shipping season gets underway. They’ll be given a chance to remain on the FedEx payroll beyond the holidays. The facility in Cedar Rapids is of more than 160 fully-automated FedEx Ground stations.
The company says more than 97 percent of its daily package volume is managed through these sites.
