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Badcock Expands Mebane Distribution Center, Celebrates Grand Opening
February 1,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
W.S. Badcock Corporation (Badcock), a leading furniture retailer with more than 350 stores in eight states, has announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the recent expansion of its distribution center in Mebane, North Carolina.
The center which receives product from manufacturers and ships to 88 stores in surrounding markets has been a fixture in the Mebane community since its initial opening in 2005 and currently employs nearly 80 members of the local area.
The expansion has grown the physical footprint of the center from 200,000 square feet to 372,000 square feet and will immediately create at least ten new job opportunities for the community at large with more in the future.
To express appreciation and support for the economic impact to the local area, Senator Rick Gunn, Mayor Glendel Stephenson and the Chair of the Alamance County Board, Amy Scott Galey addressed the crowd during the grand opening ceremony. Other members of the Alamance Chamber of Commerce and more community leaders were in attendance to show their support.
During the celebration, the expansion project was dedicated to a former employee of the warehouse, Joshua Lamm who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2017. Lamm’s visage was memorialized on a plaque adorning a main wall in the expansion to carry on his memory and his family was in attendance to receive the dedication in honor of their loved one.
“This expansion is a key part of our need for more space to support more stores and customers now and into the coming years,” said Rob Burnette, president and CEO. “This grand opening marks a milestone in our overall plans for a robust and prosperous future for our company and the communities we serve. It’s an incredibly thrilling time for us and we are honored to be a vital part of the Mebane community.”