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Amazon employed more than 1,000 people in Massachusetts who received SNAP benefits in 2019-20. (Neal McNamara/Patch)
Third of a three-part series. This story was reported by Jimmy Bentley, Jenna Fisher, Neal McNamara and Alex Newman.
MASSACHUSETTS Amazon is rapidly expanding its presence in Massachusetts, signifying a boom for the retail giant, but not all of its workers are reaping the benefits of growth.
The state Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) provided Patch with five years worth of data naming the companies that employ the most workers receiving benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).