Good news--more jobs are coming to McCalla! Publix Supermarkets plans to open a new distribution center that will bring close to 300 jobs to the area.

CBS affiliate WAIT reports that the distribution center will be located on the Jefferson Metropolitan Parkway. The center, which will supply the 80 Publix stores in Alabama and Tennessee, is expected to open by the end of the year.

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