# WATCH: Distributor Digi-Key Electronics plans to double capacity!

Published 2017-12-15 · Updated 2026-05-19 · Building Management on MarketScale
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> Digi-Key Electronics has announced plans to expand its Minnesota distribution center in a $300m extension. The sixth largest distributor in the world, Digi-Key processes around 80,000 items a day and is looking to grow in European markets. With a three-year schedule for the extension, around 1,000 new jobs are anticipated. This facility takes the gloves…

Digi-Key Electronics has announced plans to expand its Minnesota distribution center in a $300m extension. The sixth largest distributor in the world, Digi-Key processes around 80,000 items a day and is looking to grow in European markets. With a three-year schedule for the extension, around 1,000 new jobs are anticipated. This facility takes the gloves off. We want to continue to be a disruptor in the electronics sector.

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