Huntsville getting second Amazon fulfillment center

[Steve Stinson]

By WAFF 48 Digital StaffPublished: Nov. 9, 2021 at 2:47 PM CST|Updated: 17 hours ago

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Governor Kay Ivey announced that Amazon plans to open a new fulfillment center in the Rocket City. The news was announced in a press release from the governor’s office.

The projects, located in Huntsville, Montgomery and Birmingham, will ultimately create over 900 jobs at the new facilities. In addition, Amazon said it plans to add more than 500 full-time positions in Alabama before the end of 2021, with preparations made for another 1,800 available seasonal jobs.

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