Lowe's Plans Mississippi Distribution Center

Mooresville, NC, November 12, 2007--Lowe's is planning to spend $15 million on a new flatbed distribution center in Purvis, Mississippi

The flatbed center will supply products to more than 60 Lowe's retail stores in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.

The approximately 200,000-square-foot facility is situated on a 30-acre site. Construction has begun and the facility is expected to begin shipping operations in mid-2008. The facility will initially employ approximately 35 people.

The flatbed center will receive rail and truck shipments of large building materials from suppliers. Products will then be quickly loaded as customized orders on flatbed trucks destined for Lowe's stores in the Southeast. Lowe's currently operates 14 flatbed centers throughout the United States.