Athletic apparel company Under Armour Inc. will build a 1 million square foot distribution and warehousing facility outside Nashville and create 1,500 new jobs, state officials said today.
The company plans to invest more than $100 million and create the jobs in Wilson County over the next five years.
"We want to welcome Under Armour to Tennessee and thank the company for choosing to invest and create 1,500 new jobs," Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement.
The Mount Juliet facility, scheduled to open in early 2016, will be Under Armour's third distribution facility in the United States, with the original warehouse in the company's hometown of Baltimore, and the other location in Rialto, Calif. Under Armour also operates two Under Armour Factory House retail destinations in the state, located in Nashville and Sevierville.
"Under Armour is an innovative, globally-renowned brand whose cutting-edge products are consistently seen on everyone from the world's greatest athletes, to youth sports teams, to Tennesseans across the state," Bill Hagerty, the state's economic and community development commissioner.