About a year ago Penguin Random House first announced the leasing of a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Hampstead, MD, about 11 miles east of their 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Westminster. Now the Maryland state government has celebrated the opening of that facility, which “over time” will create 150 new jobs. To “assist with project costs,” the state is providing a $325,000 conditional loan, along with a $25,000 workforce training grant. Separately, starting September 1, Artbook | D.A.P. will be distributed by Ingram Publisher Services International in Asia, India, North Africa, and the Middle East.
