The opening of the logistics center marks the largest single investment in Powder Springs’ history — $50 million.
POWDER SPRINGS — City leaders and company officials taking part in the ceremony marking the opening of the 20 West Intermodal facility Tuesday made it clear that the event was more than just a mere ribbon cutting.
“Today, we’re not just cutting the ribbon — we’re celebrating a major milestone for the city and the county,” Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman said during Tuesday’s event. “With the opening of this brand new, 347,000- square-foot logistics center, we are marking the largest single investment in Powder Springs’ history — $50 million. And the creation of new, local career opportunities that will benefit our residents and economy for years to come.”
An estimated 175 jobs are expected to be located at the facility off Highway 278 and Lewis Road once fully occupied. About 40 of those working there will be employed by DP Wagner, the first tenant of the intermodal facility. The company days earlier officially began its operations at the Powder Springs site.
DP Wagner is a consumer products and fulfillment company providing third party distribution for select products. The company is a leader in the manufacture and distribution of private label drywall patch kits, and a distributor of other products for major retailers throughout the country.
“We were over in South Fulton, and we knew we needed a large facility to accomplish what we wanted to do in the business world,” said Jeff Hope, general manager of DP Wagner. “We looked at numerous facilities all over Atlanta, and found this building, and frankly, it stood out above the rest. It had great access, it had a great street name – Innovative Way. … How can you not be on a street named Innovative Way in a city called Powder Springs?”
Just minutes after cutting the ribbon with Mayor Thurman, Hope said he wanted the ceremonial action “to signify more than just an opening.
“We want it to signify the opening of new doors for collaboration, new avenues for progress, and a new chapter of shared success between our organization and the community,” Hope said. “Being a part of the City of Powder Springs and Cobb County is an exciting place to be. We’re incredibly grateful and deeply committed to being a member of this community, a strong partner and a force for positive growth.”
Hope and other company officials took part in Tuesday’s event, as did representatives of Native Development Group LLC, which developed the facility with its partner, a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital.
Marsellas Williams, Economic Development director for the City of Powder Springs, called DP Wagner’s arrival and Tuesday’s ceremony “the beginning of something that will create real impact for our city.”
Williams applauded the efforts of Native Development Group and those of its principal, Joe McGorrey, for helping to bring the project to life.
“These are careers, opportunities, and futures being built right here in our backyard,” Williams said. “This isn’t just a win for Powder Springs — it’s a regional asset, and it started with your team’s commitment to doing something big and doing it right.”
A second tenant coming to the facility this year is a significant distributor of restaurant food and supplies. The company currently has 70 employees in its current facility that is relocating from the Fulton Industrial market. The company’s use of the facility will be aimed at serving the Georgia/Florida markets, and it expects to be fully operating by the end of 2025.
“This,” Thurman said, “is the kind of transformation and growth we’ve been working towards in Powder Springs — strategically sustainable and local impacting.”
