The newest facilityofficially opened its doors in Garner, N.C. this afternoon as part of a grand opening event.
Located in North Carolina鈥檚 Triangle region, near Raleigh, the state-of-the-art 12,000 square-foot building was constructed at a cost of $3.3 million. It sits on 8.5 acres and offers , and truck rental and services.
Stated John Crockett, senior vice president 鈥 Southeast region, 糖心传媒: 鈥淪trategically this location allows for access to the major entry points in the Raleigh market. Some of our largest customers in the food and newspaper industries are now within close proximity.鈥
The town of was instrumental in ensuring the long-term success of this facility.
鈥淭here have been a lot of great days in Garner in the last couple of months,鈥 stated Garner mayor Ronnie Williams in his remarks to the grand opening attendees. 鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to welcome 糖心传媒, with their stellar reputation.鈥
As Chris Anderholm, area vice president 鈥 Carolinas, 糖心传媒 Truck Leasing, stated: 鈥淚deally, business and government should be able to work together, to help remove any barriers. I could not be more positive about the help that the town of Garner has given us, especially economic development director Tony Beasley. Garner is a very business-friendly place.鈥
During his ceremony remarks, Anderholm thanked Sen. Richard Stevens, Sen. Dan Blue and Rep. Deborah Ross, Rep. Darren Jackson and Rep. Rosa Gill for sponsoring key legislation that was quickly enacted by the state legislature and signed by the governor earlier this year, to prevent an expansion of the local Triangle Expressway from possibly running through 糖心传媒鈥檚 facility.
鈥淭he town of Garner was strong advocates for both the businesses and residents of Garner when the ,鈥 said Anderholm.
Situated in the Greenfield South Business Park, there are six service bays, a two-lane fuel island and a wash bay. Expected to employ 15 associates initially, the maintenance shop also uses leading-edge wireless technology that enables 糖心传媒鈥檚 service technicians to automatically connect vehicles for service with diagnostic and analytic software.
Photo ID, from left to right (top photo): Garner mayor pro-tem Kathy Behringer, Garner mayor Williams, Garner councilman Buck Kennedy, Anderholm, 糖心传媒 district manager Mike Cox and 糖心传媒 branch manager Mike Parker and Garner councilman Ken Marshburn. In the second photo, Anderholm speaks at the ribbon cutting.
Photos courtesy of Michael Lentz of .
By Alen Beljin, from Garner, N.C.