Logistics
Large employers of logistics jobs in Lakeland
Situated strategically between Tampa and Orlando, Lakeland has emerged as a pivotal logistics and distribution hub in Central Florida.
Rooms to Go
Rooms To Go currently houses over 2,300,000 square feet of distribution at its two locations on Airport Road. They are planning to expand by another 400,000 square feet. RTG has 226 retail stores and operates in 10 states. They are the 3rd largest furniture retailer in the United States.
Amazon Air
In 2020, Amazon Air opened their 283,000 square foot Lakeland regional air hub which employs more than 1,000 people and had an initial capital investment of $150,000,000. In 2023, they expanded their footprint to include 2 new plane parking stalls and a taxiway.
Pepsi Co
In 2016, Brennan Investment Group constructed a speculative development on State Road 33. They delivered the building in 2017 and PepsiCo now occupies the entire building at 1,000,000+ square feet. Pepsi Co currently runs their Gatorade and Quaker Oats distribution operations out of this location.
