Walmart fulfillment center bringing 1,000 jobs to Carnesville

  • A screenshot from a Walmart promotional video shows the inside of the company’s next-generation fulfillment centers that combine the work of employees, robotics and automated shipping technology to move packages to customers. Walmart announced last week that a new next-generation fulfillment center will be built in Franklin County and employ 1,000 workers. Photo courtesy of Walmart.com.
    A screenshot from a Walmart promotional video shows the inside of the company’s next-generation fulfillment centers that combine the work of employees, robotics and automated shipping technology to move packages to customers. Walmart announced last week that a new next-generation fulfillment center will be built in Franklin County and employ 1,000 workers. Photo courtesy of Walmart.com.

    By Shane Scoggins

    Franklin County Citizen Leader

    CARNESVILLE – Walmart will build a $1.3 billion “high-tech, next-generation fulfillment center” on Old Federal Road off of Exit 160 on I-85.

    Georgia Gov. …