GREENWOOD, Ind. - Avram Worldwide, a provider of supply chain and logistics services, will establish its new headquarters and distribution operations here, creating 78 new jobs by 2013.
The company offers a variety of transportation management, warehousing, distribution and fulfillment services and will invest $885,000 to lease and equip an existing 20,000 square-foot headquarters facility in Johnson County.
Avram Worldwide, a minority-owned business, plans to begin hiring additional client services and administrative support associates in the fourth quarter of 2009.
"The fundamental issue of the fulfillment and distribution process is delivering the right product to the right customer on time and at a cost-effective price," said Rob Richardson, president of Avram Worldwide. "With all of our resources now under one roof, we are positioned to be an even stronger resource for companies throughout the world that seek superior logistics solutions."
Avram Worldwide's eight-person executive team includes former executives of MegaSys Inc., a third-party logistics company that reached $125 million in sales before being acquired by Yellow Transportation. Richardson founded MegaSys in 1988 and sold the business in 2002.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Avram Worldwide up to $900,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $40,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. The Johnson County Board of Commissioners offered personal property tax abatement at the request of the Johnson County Development Corporation.
Avram Worldwide is an ethnically diverse provider of logistics services, including transactional brokerage; transportation management; domestic and international freight forwarding; warehouse, distribution and fulfillment; and technology. The company's core values are diversity, leadership, flexibility and sustainability. Avram Worldwide visit the company online at www.avramworldwide.com
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