Amazon delivery station expected to bring over 100 jobs: What we know now
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WAYNESBORO Waynesboro is putting itself on the Amazon map with a new delivery station coming later this year.
So what will that mean for the city?
Late last year, Amazon announced a new delivery station would be located at the former Kmart in Waynesboro. In December 2020, it was confirmed that Amazon had leased the former 384,094 square foot Kmart at 2712 W. Main St. to operate as a delivery station slated to open sometime in 2021.
The Kmart retail store closed in late 2018 as part of a nationwide restructuring. It has sat empty since then.
Amazon to lease former Kmart site in Waynesboro
Amazon to lease former Kmart site in Waynesboro By NBC29 Newsroom and Patrick Huddleston | December 9, 2020 at 9:03 AM EST - Updated December 9 at 7:07 PM
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WVIR) - Amazon will be using the former Kmart in Waynesboro as a delivery station sometime next year.
The roughly 95,000-square foot building will be used by Amazon to offload items from trucks and tractor trailers from various fulfillment centers, and onto delivery vans.
“The addition of the Amazon Delivery Station to the Waynesboro economy is encouraging for our city and citizens,” Waynesboro Mayor Bobby Henderson said in a news release Wednesday, December 9. “We welcome Amazon to the community. We appreciate their commitment to our area and the job opportunities for our citizens.”