Amazon to Create Over 1,350 Jobs for Two New Distribution Centers in Virginia
01/05/2012
Specifically, the firm plans to invest $85 million and create more than 1,000 jobs at a 1.1 million-sq.-ft. center located in Chesterfield County's Meadowville Technology Park, as well as invest $50 million and create over 350 jobs at a Dinwiddie County facility.
Gov. Bob McDonnell said the project is a "tremendous win" for the Greater Richmond region.
According to Jim Cheng, VA Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Chesterfield and Dinwiddie counties were chosen "due to the ease and speed with which the facilities can be built and become operational" and the "skill and availability of the region's workforce."
Amazon has been approved for a total of $3.5 million in grants from the Governor's Opportunity Fund, and will receive monies from other funds and incentives.
Last year Amazon announced plans to open 17 new centers in numerous states, including Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, South Carolina, Arizona and Washington.
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