Feature Illustration: Artist rendering of DICK’S Sporting Goods new distribution center. Image: DICK’S Sporting Goods.
Posted: 8-21-2024
Fort Worth (Tarrant County) — DICK’S Sporting Goods has announced that it plans to construct an 800,000-square-foot regional distribution center, which is expected to bring 300 new full-time jobs to the region over the next 10 years.
The next generation facility will support DICK’S business in Texas and provide distribution capabilities to more than 100 DICK’S Sporting Goods stores across several states. DICK’S selected Fort Worth for its business-friendly environment, qualified and reliable workforce and proximity to DICK’S existing – and expanding – physical footprint across Texas. The Fort Worth location joins the existing DICK’S distribution network that includes facilities in Atlanta, Georgia; Conklin, New York; Goodyear, Arizona; Plainfield, Indiana; and Smithton, Pennsylvania.
“We’re thrilled to announce our plans to build and open a distribution center in Fort Worth,” said Sean Whitehouse, DICK’S senior vice president of supply chain. “This facility will support the rapid growth of our business, including in the state of Texas, and enable more efficient and effective flow of product to athletes whether they shop in-store or online.”
The DICK’S distribution center will be located on an 89.5-acre site within the Risinger/35 Logistics Park, a development by Hillwood, at Risinger Road and Old Burleson Road. Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas, and Hillwood Construction Services, will develop and construct the new build-to-suit project.
“Hillwood is honored to partner with DICK’S Sporting Goods to deliver their next-generation distribution facility at our Risinger/35 Logistics Park development in south Fort Worth,” said Reid Goetz, senior vice president of Hillwood.
With this facility, DICK’S will pursue sustainability initiatives such as high-efficiency lighting and HVAC, recycled and environmentally friendly construction materials, energy management systems and recycling programs for corrugate and plastics.
Construction on the facility is scheduled to begin early this fall with a groundbreaking, and the building phase is expected to produce more than 800 temporary construction jobs to the area. The facility is expected to open in early 2026.
Edited from news release.
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