Media Relations
Burlington Coat Factory
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stacey.pino@coat.com
Department of Labor Commissioner, Albert G. Kroll, and other Department members will visit Burlington Coat Factory's recently opened distribution center in Edgewater Park, New Jersey on Friday, November 8. Kroll will tour the 650,000 square foot facility and present the grant check to Burlington Coat Factory executives.
The grant will support communications, leadership, problem solving and computer skills programs conducted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology for Burlington Coat Factory employees. The new Edgewater Park distribution center currently employs over 300 area residents, and when fully operational, will ultimately employ over 600.
"The grant is important because it provides for important programs that enable our employees to expand their skills. They have the opportunity to develop professionally, and we have more skilled employees. The benefits are far-reaching," says David Sanford, Vice President of Warehousing and Distribution at Burlington Coat Factory. He adds, "Our employees that have been involved in similar training programs exhibit a real sense of pride in what they have been able to accomplish."
The Workforce Development Partnership Program, part of the State Department of Labor, funds customized grants for New Jersey companies. The grants provide for workforce development that leads to corporate productivity and growth.
Burlington Coat Factory is a national retailer offering clothing, footwear, and accessories for the entire family, a specialty baby product department, Baby Depot, and Luxury Linens, a home décor department. The company, founded and incorporated in 1972, owns and operates over 330 stores, including subsidiaries, nationwide. The company has been publicly traded since 1983, and is presently traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BCF." Burlington Coat Factory can be found online at http://www.coat.com.