FedEx Ground plans new facility in Butler County; 200 jobs expected

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HARMONY, Pa. (AP) — FedEx Ground plans to break ground on a new distribution center in the spring, which would employ 200 full- and part-time workers in western Pennsylvania.

The shipping firm plans to build in Jackson Township, Butler County, about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh.

Work on the 300,000-square-foot facility should be finished by August 2016.