Amazon Announces New Fulfillment Center and Delivery Station in Forney, TX
13 Agosto 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
New one million square-foot site to create over
500 new, full-time jobs
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open
its first fulfillment center in Forney, Texas. The new fulfillment
center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create over
500 new full-time jobs with industry-leading pay and comprehensive
benefits starting on day one.
“We’re excited to be expanding our network of operations in
Forney,” said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global
customer fulfillment. “We are grateful for the strong support we’ve
received from local and state leaders as we broaden our footprint
around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. We look forward to creating
over 500 jobs for the local Forney community, with industry-leading
pay and comprehensive benefits starting on day one.”
“Bringing a transcendent company such as Amazon to Forney is a
huge step for our community,” said Mary Penn, Mayor of Forney. “One
of my biggest priorities has been to create more jobs and bring
economic opportunity to our citizens. Now more than ever, this is a
crucial time for economic growth and I feel confident Amazon will
bring that to the City of Forney. I’m grateful to Amazon, city
council and staff for making this possible.”
In the new one million square-foot fulfillment center Amazon
associates will work to pick, pack, and ship bulky or larger-sized
customer items such as patio furniture, outdoor equipment, or
rugs.
Amazon is also planning a new 200,000 square-foot delivery
station in Forney, which is anticipated to launch later in 2020.
Delivery stations power the last mile of Amazon’s order fulfillment
process. Packages are transported to delivery stations from Amazon
fulfillment and sortation centers, and then loaded into vehicles
for delivery to customers. The delivery station will create over
one hundred full- and part-time jobs, in addition to offering
entrepreneurs the opportunity to build their own small business
delivering Amazon packages, and independent contractors the
flexibility to be their own boss and create their own schedule
delivering for Amazon Flex. To learn more, visit
www.logistics.amazon.com and https://flex.amazon.com/.
“I am incredibly proud to welcome Amazon to our growing
community. This announcement shows that Forney offers a great
climate and resources for businesses to thrive,” said Derald
Cooper, Forney city councilmember. “Our council believes it’s
critically important to bring more opportunities to Forney so
residents have the opportunity to work where they live. This is a
great step forward and I am excited to see how Amazon positively
impacts our community.”
On top of Amazon’s industry-leading minimum starting wage from
$15, the company offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits
including full medical, vision, and dental insurance as well as a
401(k) with 50 percent match starting on day one. The company also
offers up to 20 weeks of maternal and parental paid leave and
innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give
new parents flexibility with their growing families.
Amazon has also pledged to invest over $700 million to provide
upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in demand jobs.
Programs will help Amazonians from all backgrounds access training
to move into highly skilled roles across the company’s corporate
offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and
transportation network, or pursue career paths outside of
Amazon.
“Creating new opportunities for members of this community is one
of my biggest passions and I’m confident Amazon will offer that.
It’s important to pursue great companies like Amazon due to their
ability to offer good pay, benefits, and other excellent resources
to its employees,” said Kevin Moon, Forney city councilmember.
“This will prove to industry leaders that Forney is a great place
to operate a business. The benefits of welcoming Amazon to our city
will be felt community wide and I’m looking forward to seeing what
other amazing opportunities it will bring.”
About Amazon: Amazon is guided by four principles:
customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for
invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term
thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized
recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct
Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa
are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more
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