The popular chicken chain Chick-fil-A is building a distribution center in Elsmere, Kentucky, to support 150 regional restaurants.

Chick-fil-A Supply announced plans for a new $100 million distribution facility in Elsmere that is expected to create 178 well-paying, full-time jobs over five years, boosting the state’s sizable food and beverage industry.

Chick-fil-A invests $100 million in Northern Kentucky distribution center. The Elsmere facility will create 178 full-time jobs. The center will support 150 regional Chick-fil-A restaurants. Chick-fil-A has announced plans to make a $100 million investment in Northern Kentucky.

The popular chicken chain Chick-fil-A is building a distribution center in Northern Kentucky to support 150 regional restaurants.

A new distribution center is expected to be constructed for Chick-fil-A. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that Elsmere in Kenton County, Kentucky has been picked to construct a $100 million distribution center called Chick-fil-A Supply.

Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned distribution-focused subsidiary of Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A Inc., will develop and construct a new distribution center in Elsmere, where the company is expected to create 178 full-time jobs over five years, including more than 130 in the first year, according to a media release.