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UPS announces regional package sorting hub in Atlanta

By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nov 10, 2016

Sandy Springs-based UPS is announcing Thursday it will build a $400 million regional package sorting hub with 1,250 employees.

The 1.2 million square foot facility will be located on the west side of Atlanta next to Fulton County’s airport Charlie Brown Field. It will be UPS’s third largest such facility in the country.

The facility will be up and running by the end of 2018.

About the Author

Kelly Yamanouchi

Business reporter Kelly Yamanouchi covers airlines and the airport including Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest carriers, and Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport. She has covered airlines for about 20 years, graduated from Harvard and has a master's degree from Northwestern.

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