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Transportation giant Averitt will build campus in Charlotte

Charlotte’s logistics sector continues to grow, with a major expansion planned near the airport.

Averitt says it plans to build a new regional campus on Shopton Road near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The Tennessee-based company expects to add more than 200 jobs over the next four years, with average salaries just over 81,000

Total investment could exceed $200 million and will bring all of Averitt’s local operations into one location.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says the investment reflects the city’s growing role as a logistics hub. The campus is expected to open in 2028.

Kenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.