Shippensburg remains a hot bed for continued warehouse growth along Interstate 81 exits 24 and 29. Recently, Walmart opened a 2,000,000 square foot distribution center off Exit 24. The distribution center is expected to have around 600 employees. You can take a look at some pictures here of what the Walmart distribution center looks like inside. The facility is now open and is to become a critical fulfillment center. This fulfillment center, rather than just warehousing goods, will be focused…
Penn Live has published an article on warehouse workers in our area and the lack of safety precautions during COVID-19. They face an increasingly stark choice: Quit, risk losing their job by speaking out, or resign themselves to the fact that they’re at high risk for the virus. Amazon employees noted that, as part of their training, they were warned not to speak publicly about the company. They described a culture in which management threatens reprisal against anyone who criticizes…
The economic boom in the Chambersburg area is continuing. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, the Franklin County area has seen double the amount of job growth as the rest of Pennsylvania. Local jobs grew 2.3 percent during the past year, compared to 1.2 percent across the state, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.The main drivers of local job growth have been professional and business services (up 300 jobs from July 2017 to July…
Forklift accidents can certainly cause serious injuries for people working in warehouses throughout Central Pennsylvania. Looking up and down Interstate 81 from Greencastle to Chambersburg to Carlisle and north, warehouses and distribution centers blanket the landscape. They produce jobs, which is a big reason that Central Pennsylvania can boast a low unemployment rate. The growth of warehousing along Interstate 81 continues. However, warehouses also bring more work injuries to a community. You can read about common warehouse injuries right…
Growth in warehouse development and subsequent jobs that follow are expected to continue to grow in the Chambersburg, Shippensburg, and Carlisle areas of South Central Pennsylvania, in 2018. It is kind of obvious given the continued development underway. Looking at Shippensburg, you can see warehouse development currently underway off Interstate 81 Exit 24. There is expected to be an additional warehouse to be built after the one behind the new Sheetz Store is completed. The warehouses being developed off Exit…
South Central Pennsylvania is one of the fastest booming areas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, especially in warehouses. In fact, several of the counties that we serve are listed among the Top 15 in Pennsylvania for population growth from 2010 to 2014. Those counties are: Cumberland (1st), Lancaster (4th), Franklin (6th), and Dauphin (15th). That leads to jobs, but also to common warehouse injuries.
Common warehouse injuries in Pennsylvania
Warehousing Growth in Central Pennsylvania
A large part of the growth that has occurred in Central Pennsylvania can be directly attributed to the warehousing and manufacturing development along the interstate 81 Corridor, from Greencastle, PA up through Dauphin County. We’ve seen a recent boom, such as the development of Food Lion Distribution and World Kitchen in Greencastle, Chambersburg area warehouse development, which includes, Target, Ulta, K Mart, and Staples, new warehouses in Shippensburg, which includes, Procter & Gamble and Georgia Pacific, newer warehouses in Carlisle, which includes, Giant Foods, Ross Distribution, AMES distribution, Office Depot, Ryder, Amazon, OHL, and Lindt Chocolate. Those are just a few. These warehouse operations employ many people through South Central Pennsylvania. Additionally, there is more warehousing growth set for Carlisle (Exit 44 off I-81) and Shippensburg (Exit 24 and 29 off I-81). (more…)
The Greencastle, Chambersburg, Shippensburg, and Carlisle areas have been booming with large warehouse development. The growth is obviously related to Interstate 81, a corridor that has become truck heavy in carrying good both north and south. The good part of the warehousing boom is --- the jobs. The bad part of the warehousing boom --- the jobs. The warehousing boom has certainly lowered unemployment rates in South Central Pennsylvania. The most recent data indicates Franklin County with a 5.2% unemployment…
