SEATTLE – Amazon.com plans to open its second Oklahoma fulfillment centre in Tulsa, which will create 1,500 full-time jobs with opportunities for employees to engage with robotics technology.
The company recently announced an upcoming fulfillment centre in South Oklahoma City. Amazon currently operates a sortation centre in Oklahoma City, where it employs hundreds of associates.
“We are excited to bring a second fulfillment centre to Oklahoma and work alongside the state’s incredible workforce,” said Mark Stewart, Amazon’s vice-president of North America Customer Fulfillment.
“Support from local leaders has been instrumental in our ability to come to Oklahoma, and we are grateful for their collaboration to bring thousands of new jobs with benefits starting on day one.”
Amazon employees at the more than 600,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Tulsa fulfillment centre will work alongside innovative technology created by Amazon Robotics. Employees at the fulfillment centre will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, household items and toys.
“I am incredibly thankful for Amazon’s decision to build a world-class facility in our city and to employ so many Tulsans. Amazon is changing the world and in Tulsa we look forward to being part of their team,” said Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum.
“This is the largest new employer announcement in Tulsa history. Our team at the city worked tirelessly with Amazon to ensure Tulsa was selected for this opportunity. We know Amazon could have selected any number of other cities and appreciate Amazon’s recognition of Tulsa as a city where they want to grow.”
“The Cherokee Nation is proud to be a part of a coalition that continues to locate quality jobs to northeast Oklahoma,” said Cherokee Nation principal chief Bill John Baker. “The announcement of a new Amazon fulfillment center in Tulsa and more than a thousand new jobs will help build a strong economy for the next seven generations of Cherokees, as well as our friends and neighbors. We couldn’t be more pleased with the continued joint effort on economic development between so many state and local partners.”
“Given its location near the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, this Amazon fulfillment centre will undoubtedly have an historic impact on our tribal citizens and northeast Oklahoma at large,” said Muscogee (Creek) Nation principal chief James R. Floyd.
“A project like this is a rare opportunity, and we are honored to play a role in this partnership of state, local and tribal entities. This significantly enhances the opportunity for economic prosperity of our tribal citizens. We look forward to a long-term relationship with Amazon and see it as a wonderful opportunity. In addition to the Tulsa centre, we have more than 10,000 citizens in the Oklahoma City metro area that we hope to utilize for employment.”
Support from Oklahoma’s Department of Commerce was instrumental to bringing this project and the recently announced Oklahoma City fulfillment centre to Oklahoma. The Tulsa project is being developed by Seefried Industrial Properties.
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