Gateway Tire announced plans to invest $9 million to expand its distribution hub in Dothan through a project that will create 30 jobs at the Houston County facility.

The project will add 100,000 square feet to Gateway Tire’s existing 200,000-square-foot warehouse, built in Westgate Industrial Park beginning in 2017. The company’s initial project in Dothan involved an $11 million investment.

“The distribution/logistics sector is one of the foundational business targets in Alabama’s overarching strategic economic development effort,” said Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce.

“The Gateway Tire expansion project showcases how our team works to recruit new investment, as we did when the company selected Dothan back in 2017, and how we support their continued growth over the years.”

Gateway Tire is expanding its distribution hub in Alabama’s Wiregrass region through a project that will create 30 jobs at the Houston County facility. (Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce)

Supporting growth

Bryan Dismukes, general manager of Gateway Tire, said the expansion is made possible by broad-based support from the community and the state.

“We appreciate the state of Alabama, city of Dothan, Houston County, the Industrial Development Board of the city of Dothan and the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce/Grow Dothan for their continued support in our growth and success,” Dismukes said.

Gateway Tire is operated by Dunlap & Kyle Inc., a wholesale and retail tire dealer based in Batesville, Mississippi.

Dothan officials welcomed the company’s expansion.

“Gateway Tire has been a great fit for our community, and we are proud to be a partner in their continued growth and development in Dothan and the Wiregrass,” Mayor Mark Saliba and Houston County Commission Chairman Mark Culver said in a joint statement.

This story originally appeared on the Alabama Department of Commerce’s Made in Alabama website. It contains information from the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce.