Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
Amazon Fulfillment Center Rises Near Birmingham
A $325 million fulfillment center being built by Amazon will have a dramatic impact on the city of Bessemer, Ala., when it opens in 2019. The online retail giant is constructing the 855,000-sq.-ft. building just outside of Birmingham, providing new opportunities to the community....
Tennessee Office of the Governor - Mon December 17, 2018
Amazon Plans $230M Operations Center in Nashville
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently announced that Amazon will invest more than $230 million to establish a new Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Nashville....
Amazon - Wed November 14, 2018
Amazon Selects NYC, Northern Va. for New HQ, Nashville for Operations Center
Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Va., as the locations for the company's new headquarters. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington....
Emily Buenzle - Tue November 13, 2018
It's No Secret: Amazon to Announce New HQ2 Location(s)
It's — just about — official: Amazon has chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as split locations for its second (and now third) headquarters. The Wall Street Journal reported the decision the night of Nov....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 08, 2018
Experts Betting On Two Locations for Amazon's HQ2
Nothing is yet set in stone, but experts believe all signs indicate that Amazon will split its second headquarters between Northern Virginia and New York City. Throughout the year, Amazon has been accepting bids and proposals from cities all over the country to choose a location for its second headquarters, "HQ2." The chosen location—or locations—will see a $5 billion investment from the company, along with about 50,000 jobs, Business Insider reported....
Emily Buenzle - Mon November 05, 2018
Amazon Building Collapse Kills Two
A tornado caused a portion of an Amazon warehouse in Baltimore to collapse the night of Nov. 2 , killing two people. Fire crews were called to the company's Fulfillment Center around 10:30 in the evening regarding a possible collapse....
Amazon - Thu November 01, 2018
Amazon Breaks Ground on New Fulfillment Center
Bessemer, Ala., inched closer to the world of e-commerce Oct. 2 as officials gathered to break ground on a new, 855,000-sq.-ft. Amazon fulfillment center. The planned facility, scheduled for completion in 2019, will employ 1,500 full-time workers....
Putzmeister - Mon July 02, 2018
World's-Largest Internet Retailer Updates Seattle's Skyline
Amazon has become the first place consumers go to shop for almost anything. In its hometown of Seattle, the corporation has taken over 3.3 million sq. ft. on three city blocks to create an Amazon neighborhood for its 55,000 Seattle employees....
Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust - Mon June 25, 2018
Contractors Begin Construction on Massive Amazon Fulfillment Center
Ben Hur Construction has partnered with Ideal Contracting on the new $150 million Amazon fulfillment center in Gaines Township near Grand Rapids, Mich. General contractor Ryan Construction Company subcontracted Ben Hur Construction for the structural steel fabrication and erection work on the project....
Thu May 10, 2018
Amazon Plans to Expand Boston Tech Hub, Create 2,000 Jobs
Amazon announced plans to expand its Boston Tech Hub and create an additional 2,000 technology jobs in fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing and robotics engineering. Together with its customer fulfillment facilities, Amazon has created more than 3,500 jobs in Massachusetts and since 2011 invested more than $400 million in the state....
