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Amazon Eyes 2021 Opening for Waco Fulfillment Center
Amazon.com on Friday announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Waco, which is anticipated to launch in 2021. The 700,000-square-foot robotics fulfillment center will be built in the master-planned Texas Central Industrial Park.
“We are excited for our future in Central Texas, and for what this means for our customers as we continue to grow,” said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s VP of global customer fulfillment. “We’d also like to thank local and state leaders for their strong support in making this project possible.”
Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 43,000 jobs in Texas and invested more than $16.9 billion across the state, including infrastructure and compensation to employees, according to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.
Amazon’s investments have contributed more than $18.8 billion in GDP to the Texas economy and have helped create more than 49,000 indirect jobs on top of Amazon’s direct hires, Abbott’s office said.
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