New Safeway facility ready for distribution

April 19, 2005
The Seattle Division of Safeway Inc has completed its new distribution center in Auburn WA.

The Seattle Division of Safeway Inc has completed its new distribution center in Auburn WA. The $175 million, 116-acre facility will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 20.

Encompassing the regional distribution center is a 538,000-square-foot dry goods warehouse and a 515,000-sq-ft refrigerated warehouse. Combined with this are a recycling center, trucking department, dispatch office, fuel station, truck repair shop, and administration center.

This 2½-year project helps solidify Safeway’s position in the Northwest. For Auburn, it means an economic boost estimated at $40 million annually and 200 newly created jobs, allowing for an employment base of more than 1,000 at the distribution center.

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