UPS breaks ground on Memphis expansion

   UPS has begun construction on an expansion to its Memphis distribution facility, adding 140,000 square feet to the building.
   The $70 million project, which is expected to deliver in early 2016, will bring the Memphis development to more than 430,000 square feet.  
   UPS officials said this increased capacity, which is a reaction to e-commerce business growth in the Southeast, will necessitate the hiring of 350 new employees over a three-year span.  
   “Facility upgrades will help give us the latest technology and additional capacity to process both ground and air express volume growing from e-commerce business shippers located here, and consumer demand that is driving online retail sales,” UPS’ president of the mid-south district, Ken Harms.