Greensboro OKs $20M For Publix Distribution Center Incentives

Greensboro City Council has approved over $20 million in incentives to lure a Publix distribution center, which would bring about 1,000 jobs to the region.

City Council gave a unanimous thumbs up to its largest-ever economic incentive program.

The News & Record reports the Florida-based grocery chain would receive almost $18 million in incentives, while another $3 million would be earmarked for water and sewer lines if the company picks the east Greensboro site.

The 1.8 million-square-foot distribution center would be one of the largest in the Triad.

It's expected the jobs would begin materializing in 2023.

Publix is the nation's largest employee-owned company. It currently operates stores in Winston-Salem, High Point and Clemmons, and has plans to open a new store in Jamestown.