Tractor Supply Company officially announced the ground-breaking of its new distribution center in Maumelle, Ark. The 1.2-million-square-foot facility represents an initial investment of $128 million and will be the tenth and largest distribution center in the Tractor Supply network. The distribution center will create nearly 500 new full-time jobs when it opens in late 2023 and service over 300 Tractor Supply stores at full capacity.

The facility includes 50,000 square feet of mezzanine space devoted to the Company's growing eCommerce business. The facility has been designed and will be constructed in line with criteria that address carbon, energy, water, waste and other environmental quality opportunities to qualify for LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Its rooftop solar array system will produce an estimated 6 million kW of electricity per year, which will provide all the electricity needed for its operations, achieving a Net Zero energy rating.

This system will save the equivalent of almost 4,700 tons of carbon per year, which is another example of the Company's commitment to being Stewards of Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is currently working towards several Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, one being to achieve net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2040.