INTERNATIONAL US: Dollar General to employ over 500 at Pennsylvania distribution centre

Discount retailer Dollar General is to create a new distribution centre in Berks County, Pennsylvania, creating over 500 jobs with a further 75 indirect trucking jobs likely to result as well.
Wed, 20 Jun 2012
Discount retailer Dollar General is to create a new distribution centre in Berks County, Pennsylvania, creating over 500 jobs with a further 75 indirect trucking jobs likely to result as well.

This is according to the office of state governor Tom Corbett, who also announced that the firm has received a $2.2m (£1.4m) funding offer from the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development.This includes $225k in job training assistance and $1m in Job Creation Tax Credits.

Dollar General has 10,000 stores in 40 states.

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