Go Textbooks

A new facility in Little Rock, AR is helping train local workers for stable careers in manufacturing

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $16,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $16,503,796

IMPACT

  • 215 FTE jobs
  • 13 construction jobs
  • 140 jobs created and 75 jobs retained
  • 314,662 sq. ft. of real estate

Investor

Project Description

, rehabilitation, and equipping of GoTextBooks’ 278,560 square foot warehouse facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, along with the acquisition and equipping of the adjacent Hamilton warehouse property.The project enables GoTextBooks to meet growing demand beyond what its previous facilities could handle, allowing the company to increase its employee headcount by more than 50% in a severely distressed low-income community.The facility now serves as GoTextBooks’ primary distribution hub, fulfilling textbook orders for students from elementary through college levels across the country.The project also includes a total of 314,662 square feet of space across both warehouse properties and responds to operational limits at the company’’s older site elsewhere in the city.A recent fulfillment contract with Chegg, Inc., a major online textbook rental platform, is expected to further drive demand.At stabilization, the project will support the retention of 140 permanent full-time jobs and the creation of 75 new ones.Approximately 99% of these positions will be accessible to low-income individuals with no more than a high school diploma.All full-time jobs will include access to a comprehensive benefits package featuring health and wellness insurance and retirement benefits.GoTextBooks plans to recruit and train candidates through local organizations including Access Academy, which serves students with disabilities, and Goodwill Industries’ Career Academy, which provides job training and placement services to individuals facing employment barriers such as recent incarceration.The company also intends to host regular on-site recruitment fairs.

MAP

Address: 7200 Interstate 30/7511 Scott Hamilton Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209

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