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Rooms To Go to expand distribution center in Harnett County

By Staff Report, posted Sep 24, 2024 on BizFayetteville.com

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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 Vice President of Rooms To Go Peter Weitzner in a press release. “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. 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 first announced plans for its facility just off of Interstate 95 in Harnett County back in 2015. 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). The project was made possible in part by a performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund of up to $200,000. 

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 expansion in Harnett County is a strong reflection of our area's growth and potential,” said Harnett County Manager Brent Trout in a press release. “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, in a press release.

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