Officials in Florida announced in a release a new Chick-fil-A supply distribution center in Winter Haven that aims to bring more than 180 full-time jobs.

The investment will be part of Winter Havens Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park, according to FloridaCommerce. The nearly 244,000-square-foot distribution facility partners with the Winter Haven Economic Development Council, CSX and the State of Florida, as it came to be via Gov. Ron DeSantis' awarding of $1.5 million to Winter Haven through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.

Under Gov. DeSantis leadership, Florida continues to demonstrate why its the best state in the nation for advanced manufacturing and logistics, said Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly. Investments like this are clear evidence that our strategy is wo

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