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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OVER 175 JOBS TO BE CREATED IN SALEM The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has announced plans to create a Rapid Deployment Center (RDC) at Salem's Mill Creek Corporate Center. The Company plans to bring 175 jobs to the community initially and eventually create 250 total jobs in the next four years. The new 465,000 square foot facility will reside on a 52.6 acre lot near Highway 22 in Salem at the Mill Creek Corporate Center. Offsite construction began Dec. 2 and onsite construction is scheduled to begin Dec. 16. The Home Depot anticipates opening this facility in the first quarter of 2011. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski extended a welcome to the new Home Depot facility. "I'm delighted to welcome The Home Depot to Salem's Mill Creek," the Governor said. "This new distribution center is exactly the kind of business we want in Mill Creek, one that provides good jobs to the community and strengthens Salem's economy. State agencies and city government have worked hard to meet the legislature's goal of using this property to help fund state programs like Oregon Corrections Enterprises and the Cultural Trust. This is another major step toward achieving that goal." Salem Mayor, Janet Taylor, also welcomed The Home Depot to Mill Creek. "The City of Salem is pleased to announce the construction of a large Home Depot Deployment Center," the Mayor said. "This center joins a growing Home Depot family in Oregon, including two retail stores in Salem, which will add more family wage jobs to the area. The added bonus is the opportunity local contractors will have in constructing the new facility." The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,245 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico, and China. In fiscal 2008, The Home Depot had sales of $71.3 billion and earnings from continuing operations of $2.3 billion. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. "This site is part of a larger program to improve our supply chain, making it easier for our stores to keep the right products in stock when our customers need them. The Salem RDC is one of the facilities we are launching nationwide as part of this program. This new, state-of-the-art facility will improve service and increase efficiency at many of our stores in the region," said Kathryn Gallagher, senior manager Public Relations, The Home Depot. The facility will create several hundred jobs over the next few years. The Home Depot provides comprehensive benefits. Information about hiring will be available in the beginning of 2011. "We are very pleased to have The Home Depot build a new distribution facility in our community. The capital investment and creation of jobs associated with this project will significantly improve our local economy. We look forward to accommodating The Home Depot during the construction process, as well as when they are operating," said Ray Burstedt, president of Salem's Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR). An innovative collaboration between the State of Oregon and the City of Salem, the Mill Creek Corporate Center provides for regional economic development in southeast Salem located along Kuebler Boulevard, with easy access to Interstate 5 and Highway 22. The property's Employment Center (EC) zoning allows for a mix of uses including warehouse distribution, light manufacturing, a business park, and up to 20 acres of commercial services on a variety of lot sizes. For The Home Depot media inquiries, please contact Kathryn Gallagher, Senior Manager Public Relations at The Home Depot, Western Division at 949.887.2268 or Kathryn.gallagher@homedepot.com or visit www.homedepot.com. For State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services media inquiries, please contact Lonn Hoklin, Public Affairs Manager, Oregon DAS at 503.378.2627 or lonn.hoklin@state.or.us or visit http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/. For City of Salem media inquiries, please contact Nicole Wahlberg, Public Information Manager, City of Salem Urban Development at 503.588.6178 or nwahlberg@cityofsalem.net or visit www.cityofsalem.net. The City of Salem's Urban Development Department is committed to enhancing community prosperity through an array of programs in its four major service areas: Real Property Services, Housing and Social Services, Economic Development and Downtown Revitalization. The Urban Development Department: manages the City's urban renewal areas (URA) and redevelopment projects within the URAs; administers federally funded block grant and housing programs; provides loans and grants to eligible businesses, homeowners, and renters; and manages leases, acquires, and sells properties for the City. # # # Contact Info: Nicole Wahlberg, Public Information Manager
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