SHREVEPORT, La. - It s finally official. Amazon is constructing a multi-million dollar fulfillment center in Shreveport.Â
Gov. John Bel Edwards said Amazon is building a $200 million major robotics fulfilment center, bringing with it 1,000 direct jobs, an estimated 1,118 indirect jobs and about 800 construction jobs.Â
That s almost 3,000 jobs related to the project, which Edwards calls tremendous. Â
Gov. John Bel Edwards announces Amazon.Â
âThis new Amazon project is a major advancement for the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area and for Louisianaâs economy,â Edwards said. âIn addition to providing strong benefits, Amazon will pay workers double the minimum wage or more in a state-of-the-art technology environment. Only a year ago, we dedicated Hunter Industrial Park as one site in a growing inventory of LED Certified Sites that now numbers 126 statewide. Through partnerships with our elected officials, economic development allies and utility partn
Amazon robotics fulfillment center coming to Shreveport, Gov. Edwards announces An Amazon robotics fulfillment center will be built in north Shreveport at Hunter Industrial Park, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday, May 7, 2021. (Source: KSLA) By Rachael Thomas | May 6, 2021 at 4:38 PM CDT - Updated May 8 at 7:07 AM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - An Amazon robotics fulfillment center will be built in Shreveport, Governor John Bel Edwards announced Friday, May 7 at a news conference.
Construction on the $200 million facility will start in the fall of 2021 and is expected to be complete by September of 2022. The center will bring about 800 construction jobs and 1,000 full-time jobs with benefits to the city. Starting pay for these full-time jobs is $15 per hour.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Amazon announced the company will build a robotics fulfillment center in north Shreveport with plans for it to open in 2022.
The $200 million capital investment project will be built in Hunter Industrial Park in north Shreveport near Interstates 20, 49 and 220. The project is expected to create 1,000 full-time jobs, 1,118 new indirect jobs and 800 construction jobs. If you add all that up, $200 million and almost 3,000 jobs that is tremendous anywhere in the United States of America, Edwards said. But we are here talking about northwest Louisiana and Shreveport in particular. This is going to have an impact all across the economy of northwest Louisiana as more and more people have access to this construction and to the contracts.
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SHREVEPORT, La., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Amazon announced the company s first robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana, with over 1,000 jobs and a $200 million capital investment coming to an LED Certified Site in north Shreveport. Located in the Hunter Industrial Park, the site is near Interstates 20, 49 and 220 and provides ideal access for Amazon s logistics operations.
Rendering of new Amazon Robotics Facility in Shreveport
The Amazon robotics fulfillment center will include contemporary robotics technology, inventory and shipping operations in a multi-level building with a 650,000-square-foot foundation. The project will create over 1,000 full-time jobs with starting pay of $15 per hour and comprehensive benefits beginning on day one full medical, vision and dental insurance; and 401(k) savings with a 50 percent company match. The development will generate 800 construction jobs, and Louisiana Econom
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Amazon Announces First Robotics Fulfillment Center in Louisiana
May 7, 2021 GMT
SEATTLE (BUSINESS WIRE) May 7, 2021
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to open its first robotics fulfillment center in the state of Louisiana. The new operations facility in Shreveport will create over 1,000 new, full-time jobs and provide employees with at least $15 per hour and comprehensive benefits. Amazon jobs support Louisiana communities of all sizes, from larger metro areas like Shreveport to smaller communities like Carencro.
In the new 650,000 square-foot fulfillment center, Amazon employees will pick, pack, and ship smaller customer items such as books, toys, electronics and other household items.