UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced an expansion project at its air package hub in Rockford, Ill., that will increase sorting capacity by almost 50%.
The project was approved after close consultation with the state of Illinois and the city of Rockford. While the project will not expand the hub building at the Chicago / Rockford International Airport, the interior will be outfitted with additional sorting equipment to increase its sorting capability from 82,000 packages per hour to 121,000 packages per hour, in turn creating a need for additional workers.