Amazon.com, Inc. on Thursday announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in North Little Rock, U.S. state of Arkansas, reports Xinhua.
The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in 2021, will create more than 500 new, full-time jobs with industry-leading pay, the announcement said.
In the new one-million-square-foot fulfillment center Amazon associates will work to pick, pack, and ship bulky or larger-sized customer items such as patio furniture, outdoor equipment, or rugs.
"We are proud to be expanding our operations in Arkansas with our newest facility in North Little Rock and we are excited to create over five hundred new, full-time jobs for the local community," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's vice president of global customer fulfillment.
"I am proud to see Pulaski County continuing to be an attractive market for business expansion," said Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde.
"Amazon's ongoing investment directly attributes to economic growth and job opportunities for the people of Pulaski County and all of Central Arkansas."
