by David Jacobs, The Center Square
| May 10, 2021 09:29 AM
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Amazon plans to build a $200 million robotics fulfillment center in Shreveport, Louisiana and company officials announced Friday.
The center will employ more than 1,000 people with a starting pay of $15 an hour plus benefits, officials said. Employees will pick, pack and ship smaller customer orders, such as books, toys, electronics and other household items.
Amazon plans to begin hiring next summer, about three months before beginning operations.
The company will be eligible for a $5 million grant payable in two installments next year and the year after, according to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office. The Caddo Parish Industrial Development Board also is negotiating a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes or PILOT agreement with the company, Edwards’ office said.