Amazon to build another Central Valley distribution center

SACRAMENTO

July 15, 2016

•  Sacramento facility will be its 10th in California

•  New facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) says it is planning to open its tenth California fulfillment center in Sacramento.

The new facility, the fourth California fulfillment center Amazon has announced within a span of four months, will create over 1,000 full-time hourly roles.

In addition to the recently announced fulfillment centers in north Sacramento, Tracy and Eastvale, Amazon currently fulfills customer orders at its seven Golden State facilities in Moreno Valley, Patterson, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino and Tracy. The company also operates sorting centers in Newark and San Bernardino.

"Our ongoing expansion in California, which started just four short years ago, is the result of two things: incredible customers and an outstanding workforce in this state," says Amazon Vice President of North American Operations Akash Chauhan. "We are incredibly proud of what has been accomplished in California."

Amazon employees at the 855,000-plus-square-foot Sacramento fulfillment center will pick, pack, and ship smaller customer items, such as books, electronics and toys.

Roberta MacGlashan, chairman of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, says Amazon's announcement is "welcomed news for the county. We have seen Amazon be a positive influence elsewhere in the state, and we are pleased that Amazon has chosen to invest in this region as well."

"Amazon's ongoing expansion is creating even more jobs and economic growth for California," adds California Board of Equalization Member George Runner. "This new Amazon facility will provide exciting new employment opportunities for Sacramento-area residents and even speedier service for customers."

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