CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Amazon has pushed back the opening of a huge distribution facility in Mississippi.
The company announced plans for a third fulfillment center in Mississippi about 15 months months ago, The Clarion Ledger reported.
The 700,000-square-foot facility in Madison County is expected to bring 1,000 full-time jobs to the area.
The company still plans to open the new facility in Canton, but the timing has changed, Amazon spokesperson Divina Mims said Tuesday. Amazon officials now project that the Canton facility will open between July and September.
Amazon released the following statement to WJTV 12 News about the decision.
There are a variety of factors that we take into account when deciding to launch a building such as customer demand, a dedicated workforce and great local support – and we’ve found all of those in Madison County and surrounding communities. We still plan to launch a new facility in Canton, providing many great jobs to the area, starting at $15/hour with comprehensive benefits from day one. The only thing that’s changed with our plans is the exact timing. We are a dynamic business and we have dozens of fulfillment centers, sortation centers and delivery stations that are evolving and under construction across the country. It’s common for us to adjust launch timetables based on capacity needs across the network. As of now, JAN1 is scheduled to open in Q3 2022.
Divina Mims, Manager, Workplace Communications (TN, MS), Amazon