Liebherr celebrated a milestone last December with the groundbreaking of its new logistics center at the Hive Business Park in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The first phase is expected to create 180 new jobs in the region once completed, with plans to create over 300 jobs in the long term.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, who was participating the groundbreaking ceremony, underscored the importance of this investment in driving Tupelo’s growth and its transformative impact on the local economy.
“It’s about creating job opportunities for our people,” Gov. Tate said. “That’s what a great company like Liebherr is going to do here in this community and that’s something that really gets me excited about this project.”
The new logistics center will serve as a hub for a wide range of operations, including warehousing, distribution, pre-assembly, kitting, repackaging and customs and export services. The facility will initially support the distribution of products from Liebherr’s earthmoving, tower cranes, concrete technology, mobile, crawler and maritime cranes, as well as components.
As part of Liebherr-Logistics GmbH, the internal logistics provider for the Liebherr Group, the new center will play a role in managing spare parts logistics for a variety of products segments.
The Liebherr Group also has the opportunity at the 110-acre Tupelo site to establish additional facilities for various Liebherr companies in the future. By 2026, Liebherr anticipates investing over $176 million in the site, with a potential total investment of up to $230 million as the campus evolves. The Liebherr Group includes over 150 companies across all continents. In 2023, it employed more than 50,000 staff members and achieved combined revenues of over 14 billion euros.
