Rooms To Go to Expand Footprint in Harnett County
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Rooms To Go Expands Distribution Center in Dunn, adding 336,000 square feet to its 1,450,000 square foot facility, with a projected increase in its workforce to 425 total employees
Harnett County, N.C. - September 24, 2024 - Furniture retailer Rooms To Go is in the process of expanding its roughly 1,450,000 square foot distribution center in Harnett County. The current Rooms To Go facility includes a distribution center of approximately 1,390,000 square feet and a retail showroom and outlet center of approximately 65,000 square feet. In need of more warehouse space to continue serving the company’s customers throughout the Carolinas and the northeast United States, Rooms To Go will add approximately 336,000 square feet to its current distribution center facility in the City of Dunn, increasing its total number of employees to about 425 in its expanded 1,790,000 square foot facility.
"The Rooms To Go facility in Dunn has been a success thanks to its location on Interstate 95 and the dedicated employees who work there," said Peter Weitzner, Vice President of Rooms To Go. Weitzner also highlighted the strong workforce, and the relationships built since the facility's opening in 2015 as key factors in the decision to expand in Harnett County. "We feel fortunate to have found great people in the area to staff our facility. Both Harnett County and the City of Dunn have been fantastic partners for the past several years. They have facilitated easy development of the facility and also helped us work with the local community to find a great workforce," he noted. "We are glad we selected Dunn for this facility several years ago, and we believe the Rooms To Go facility has become a valued corporate citizen in the area."
“Rooms To Go’s expansion in Harnett County is a strong reflection of our area's growth and potential,” said Harnett County Manager Brent Trout. “The company’s decision to grow their operations in Dunn can be credited to the unique advantages that Harnett County can offer businesses looking to establish or expand their operations.”
The expansion of the Rooms To Go Distribution Center in Dunn is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
“Rooms To Go has been a valued part of the Dunn community for nearly a decade, and we are thrilled about their commitment to growth through this expansion," said William Elmore, Mayor of the City of Dunn.
Reflecting on the 2015 Milestone Announcement
In 2015, Rooms To Go announced plans for a new facility just off of Interstate 95 in Harnett County, bringing 400 jobs to the area. The Distribution Center, situated off Exit 75 at Jonesboro Road, currently spans approximately 1,450,000 square feet on 120 acres (before the current expansion). It features a state-of-the-art Rooms To Go showroom, a dedicated Kids/Teens showroom, a Patio showroom, a Rooms To Go Outlet Center, and a massive distribution center housing tens of thousands of furniture pieces.
The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $200,000. The One NC Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Other key partners that helped bring Rooms To Go to Harnett County in 2015 include: the North Carolina Department of Commerce, North Carolina Department of Transportation, the North Carolina Community College System, Harnett County Government, the City of Dunn, and the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center.
“Rooms To Go’s decision in 2015 to locate their distribution center in Dunn was a defining moment for Harnett County, reinforcing our role as a key player in the region's economic landscape,” said Angie Stewart, Senior Economic Developer for Harnett County Economic Development. “This project created hundreds of jobs and highlighted Harnett County's appeal as an ideal business destination for national companies like Rooms To Go.”
To learn more about Economic Development in Harnett County visit www.harnettedc.org.
For more information, please contact Marketing Director for Harnett County Economic Development, Elizabeth Edwards, at eedwards@harnett.org.