Alcoholic beverage company building new facility in Montgomery [Video]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Alcohol beverage company Diageo North America has announced plans for a new manufacturing and warehousing facility in Montgomery.

The company says it will build a 360,000-square foot facility with a multimillion case annual production capacity for Diageo’s alcohol brands. The new facility will be called Diageo Montgomery.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce said it will be located at the Hope Hull exit off Interstate 65.

The company says the $415 million investment will provide a new point of operations closer to Diageo’s southern region distributors. The location is expected to reduce required road travel.

Diageo says the new facility will also employ “state-of-the-art technology for more efficient water and energy usage across the site.”

“We are proud to contribute to the economic development of Montgomery, and deeply grateful to the city, state, and community leaders for their continued support,” said Marsha McIntosh, president of North America Supply at Diageo. “The new facility will not only bring …