UPS To Boost Lenexa, Kansas Operations With More Than 42% New Capacity
May 23 2017 - 9:00AM
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced construction is underway at its
Lenexa, Kansas hub in the nation’s midsection to add 200,000 square
feet and more than 42 percent new processing capacity. The facility
will total about 430,000 square feet when completed in 2020 with
the latest operational technology, processing efficiency and
network flexibility.A second facility about 25 miles south in the
rapidly growing Edgerton community will add another 197,000 square
feet this fall in time for processing packages during the busy
holiday season.
“Kansas is at the center of the reliable UPS® network to keep
packages rapidly moving in all directions across the country,” said
Fern Shaw, president of UPS’s Central Plains District that includes
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and portions of Illinois. “New
technologies will give our people training and opportunity to make
processing accuracy a hallmark and expand what we offer businesses
and consumers who are benefiting from e-commerce growth.”
These projects represent a more than $220 million investment in
Kansas and are expected to add 100 jobs over the next five years
and sustain flexible operations. UPS participated in the state’s
“Promoting Employment Across Kansas” (PEAK) economic development
program. Incentives include tax credits and workforce recruiting
and training assistance.
Nearly 5,000 UPS employees in Kansas provide package delivery,
ground freight, air gateway operations, freight forwarding,
contract logistics and support services.
UPS will begin recruiting for part-time operations in July at
upsjobs.com for training at the Lenexa facility before workers
transition to the newly-opened Edgerton location. Part-time
employees are eligible for benefits, including tuition assistance
through the UPS Earn & Learn program.
Edgerton will include a UPS Customer Center and will dispatch
the familiar brown trucks for routes in the area. The location
offers convenient access to nearby intermodal rail operations as an
intermediate point in the UPS network to connect road and rail for
long-distance UPS® Ground package transit.
Advanced package scanning and sortation equipment in Lenexa will
allow dynamic changes to route volume through the building and
provide flexibility to adjust to different loading patterns
prompted by weather conditions or volume surges. Delivery centers
will continue to operate from the Lenexa facility throughout the
phased construction for local pickup and delivery.
The expanded facility footprint includes more trailer staging
and employee parking and will continue to provide fueling for both
conventional and alternative fuel tractors and package delivery
vehicles.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
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Susan Rosenberg
404-828-7123
srosenberg@ups.com
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