The company’s planned last mile will enable Amazon to better serve customers in Lee County and surrounding areas.
Amazon is expanding its presence in Mississippi, investing in a 90,000-square-foot facility in the Turner Industrial Park in Saltillo.
A press release on Monday said that plans to build a new distribution station were still at a very early stage, with renovation of the existing building set to begin in the coming weeks.
“This last-mile facility will allow us to better serve customers in Lee County and the surrounding areas,” Jessica Breaux, senior manager of economic development at Amazon, said in the press release. “We are grateful for our partnership with the Community Development Foundation and Lee County. We look forward to sharing more details about this facility in the future.”
According to the company, the new “last mile” facility will help support the last mile of Amazon’s fulfillment process by enabling fast, daily delivery directly to customers’ doorsteps.
Packages are transported from Amazon fulfillment and sortation centers to delivery stations, and then employees process customer packages for last-mile delivery.
The effects of expansion in the state
Most Amazon employees in customer fulfillment and transportation earn between $17 and $28 an hour, according to the local Community Development Foundation.
“CDF began investing in speculative shell construction several years ago to attract new businesses to our community,” CDF Board Chairman Charlie Kinney said in a statement. “That investment is now paying off as a global brand like Amazon has chosen to locate here in one of our buildings.”
Amazon has invested over $3.5 billion in facilities nationwide since 2010, creating over 6,000 direct full-time and part-time jobs and over 11,700 indirect jobs in addition to direct Amazon hires.
— Article courtesy of Lynne Jeter of the Magnolia Tribune —
