Saddle Creek to run Miss. cross-dock facility for Sam’s Club

Saddle Creek to run Miss. cross-dock facility for Sam’s Club Lakeland, Fla.-based Saddle Creek Corp. will build and manage a 60,000-square-foot cross-dock facility in Hattiesburg, Miss. for national warehouse retail chain Sam’s Club.
   The projected is to be completed by May 2008. Saddle Creek anticipates that a workforce of 55 associates will keep the facility operating seven days a week.
   Saddle Creek has managed two other facilities for Sam’s Club, having run operations for the retailer in Lakeland, Fla., for 16 years and in Villa Rica, Ga., for 12 years.
   “Our continued business growth in the Southeast and desire to reduce transportation costs have driven our decision to add another cross-dock facility,” said Jason Himmer, district manager at Sam’s Club. “We have a successful history with Saddle Creek and look forward to building on that.”