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<p>JENKINS TWP. &#8212; Approximately 65 jobs will be moving out of the township as Ace Hardware closes its Emery-Waterhouse distribution center.</p><p>The hardware store chain is building a new 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Fredericksburg that will serve Ace Hardware retail stores throughout Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.</p><p>&#8220;Interested employees in certain roles at the center&#8221; will be offered relocation opportunities at the new facility and the recently expanded retail support center in Wilton, N.Y., according to a company spokesman.</p><p>According to a press release, &#8220;following a rigorous analysis of the company&#8217;s overall distribution network, including its wholesale division, the company has decided to consolidate its distribution efforts to ultimately strengthen the overall retail support network.&#8221;</p><p>The release says that the changes will be made over the next 24 months.</p><p>Also closing will be a retail support center in Prince George, Va., a small crossdock in the Baltimore area, and the Emery-Waterhouse operations in Portland, Maine.</p><style>
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Ace Hardware closing facility in Jenkins Township