Amazon: opens five new buildings in Detroit area

(CercleFinance.com) - Amazon.
com is opening five new buildings in the metro Detroit area in a move intended to bring operations closer to customers.

The plants are expected to create more than 2,000 permanent full- and part-time jobs, the online retailing giant said.

On one of the five new sites, Amazon plans to open a new 823,000 square-foot logistics center, creating 1,200 new full-time jobs when it launches in 2021.

The site will be the fourth fulfillment center in the State, using Amazon robotics to help associates pick, pack and ship smaller items to customers.

The other four sites include a same-day facility, XL fulfillment center and two sorting centers used for large products and "middle mile," or the process of transporting packages between Amazon sites before delivery to customers.

Amazon already operates 10 sites in Detroit.

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