Nordic Cold Storage, which opened the first phase of its state-of-the-art storage and blast facility in Pooler last year, announced Tuesday the beginning of Phase Two, which will double capacity and add 135 new jobs to the 135 now in place.
Work is already underway, with completion expected sometime in the first quarter of 2015, said Ross Maple, director of business strategy for Atlanta-based Nordic, the second-largest cold-storage operator in the Southeast and the eighth-largest in North America.
“We made a commitment in 2012 that Nordic was going to be in Savannah and grow here,” Maple told the board of the Savannah Economic Development Authority Tuesday. “We opened our facility a year ago this week and now work on our second phase has begun, which will include – per Georgia Ports’ request – 75,000 square feet of cooler storage for perishables.”
SEDA president and CEO Trip Tollison said Nordic has more than delivered on their promises.
“In our business, to have a project announce two phases is great,” Tollison said. “But to have a project announce two phases, complete the first phase and begin work on the second – all in the span of 18 months – you just don’t see that.
“This is truly remarkable and we are so grateful for Nordic’s partnership and investment in Savannah.”
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