Academy beats a path to Huntsville with 125 jobs

HUNTSVILLE, WALKER COUNTY – Academy Sports & Outdoors has opened its doors at 281 I-45 South by Target in the rapidly expanding Ravenwood Village shopping area. The store will employ 125 to 150 full- and part-time associates.

The company’s Katy headquarters is currently undergoing an expansion, which will create a new 200,000-sf building and six-story parking garage on North Mason Rd., adjacent to Academy’s corporate headquarters.

Academy Sports & Outdoors has more than 22,000 employees at its 175 stores in 13 states, primarily in the South and Midwest. Sales in 2014 are projected to reach the $4 billion level for the company.