DURHAM – LaserShip, one of the largest regional ecommerce parcel carriers in the US, has opened a new facility in Durham at 3500 Tricenter Boulevard. And the company is hiring.
LaserShip already employs 15 full-time employees with plans to hire up to 22 to help meet local delivery demand.
The 40,000 square-foot facility is LaserShip’s first in North Carolina’s Triangle area and can process up to 14,000 packages per hour.
It’s also part of the company’s delivery expansion to nearly 400 new zip codes across the eastern United States, including those in Triangle area and Greensboro. LaserShip already operates an 87,000-square-foot sort center and delivery hub located in Charlotte.
“We’re very proud to open our new branch in Durham and further our investment and commitment in North Carolina,” said Josh Dinneen, Senior Vice President of Commercial Development at LaserShip, in a statement. “Our Durham branch will help us meet unprecedented levels of e-commerce demand and better serve our customers with faster, more affordable, and reliable delivery.”
LaserShip already employs 15 full-time employees with plans to hire up to 22 to help meet local delivery demand while creating economic growth in the region.
LaserShip said it also plans to hire additional full-time employees in the next few months to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Available jobs include freight coordinators, supervisors, dispatchers, and sort managers.
“We’re glad to see LaserShip expand in our region and Durham in particular,” added Geoff Durham, President and CEO of the Durham Chamber of Commerce. “Their expansion in Durham means additional job opportunities for our community and a boost to our local economy especially during this time.”
