Image Solutions, a Long Beach, California uniform and branded-apparel company, is betting big on Greater Cincinnati, relocating and expanding its local distribution center in a project valued at roughly $14.5 million. The plan is to scale up the regional hub so it can handle fulfillment across the eastern United States while consolidating finishing operations in the area.
According to the Cincinnati Business Courier, the investment will pay for both a move and an expansion of Image Solutions' Cincinnati-area operation. The Courier reports that once enlarged, the facility will be positioned to serve customers throughout the eastern U.S. market.
Image Solutions lists its headquarters in Long Beach and a Cincinnati distribution presence on its LinkedIn page, and staffing information shows openings tied to the Fairfield and West Chester location. Local job ads on sites such as Lensa and Indeed point to ongoing hiring for embroidery and warehouse roles in the northern Cincinnati suburbs.
Fairfield purchase and local incentives
Local reporting from last fall shows Image Solutions purchased a 50,000-square-foot building at 3750 Port Union Road in Fairfield and plans to add roughly the same amount of space, effectively doubling the site, with site preparation already in motion. The city signed off on a four-year Community Reinvestment Area property-tax abatement for the project, and the company agreed to move 32 positions from West Chester and add at least 12 more, according to Journal-News.
Why the move matters
The expansion highlights Greater Cincinnati's continuing pull for distribution and light manufacturing operations in Butler County and the broader region. The Cincinnati Business Courier notes that the larger hub is expected to help Image Solutions serve eastern U.S. customers more efficiently, with improved transit times for key regional accounts.
Timeline and next steps
City permitting and construction schedules will ultimately dictate the move-in date, and local officials say they will keep an eye on the build-out, the terms of the tax abatement and the company's hiring promises as work continues. The full impact of the new hub should come into focus as construction progresses and Image Solutions ramps up on-site operations later this year.
