UPS has a new facility in Louisville to distribute coronavirus supplies for FEMA - Louisville Courier Journal
As the coronavirus began to spread across the U.S., hospitals, health departments and elder care centers quickly burned through personal protective equipment and began demanding emergency management chiefs help them re-stock supplies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency went looking for sites with air shipping to handle the rush.
At about the same time, in early April, UPS leased a new building in South Louisville to expand capacity for its health care division.
Soon after, a partnership was born.
As the coronavirus began to spread across the U.S., hospitals, health departments and elder care centers quickly burned through personal protective equipment and began demanding emergency management chiefs help them re-stock supplies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency went looking for sites with air shipping to handle the rush.
At about the same time, in early April, UPS leased a new building in South Louisville to expand capacity for its health care division.
Soon after, a partnership was born.
