SEATTLE, Washington — Amazon.com, Inc plans to open a new fulfillment centre in Shelby, Michigan. When the site opens in 2018, Amazon will create 1,000 new full-time jobs with benefits.
“Michigan has been a great place to do business for Amazon and we look forward to adding a new fulfillment centre to better serve our customers in the region,” said Sanjay Shah, Amazon’s vice president of North American operations. “The state has been a source of exceptional talent for Amazon, and we’re proud to be creating great jobs with benefits for Michiganders.”
At the new 1-million-square-foot fulfillment centre employees will pick, pack and ship large items like household decor, sporting equipment and gardening tools.
“Amazon’s announcement to open another new fulfillment centre in Michigan once again shows the company’s commitment to our state and the great people who live here,” Governor Rick Snyder said. “As we continue to see an increasing convergence between the tech and manufacturing sectors, Amazon’s continued investment here proves the value of Michigan’s diverse, hard-working talent pool and reformed business climate.”
Since 2016, Amazon has announced multiple facilities in Michigan including three fulfillment centres and one sortation centre in Livonia, Romulus, Brownstown and the Charter Township of Shelby, as well as a corporate office in Detroit. The new site will bring Amazon’s workforce in the Great Lakes State to more than 3,500.
“We are very proud to welcome Amazon to Shelby Township,” Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis said. “Everyone knows what an amazing success Amazon is, and, the fact that Amazon chose to expand its operations in Shelby Township, lets the world know Shelby Township has the services, infrastructure and ability to meet the needs of the top business organizations in the world. We look forward to the new tax revenue and the successful reclamation of this former industrial plant into a new, innovative, hi-tech distribution centre adding more than 1,000 new jobs to our community.”
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