Amazon facility to open later this year
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A new 11,800-square-foot Amazon delivery facility in Maryville is set to open in late fall, the company announced last week. City and economic development officials said in January that the facility will employ around 30 full-time workers.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Amazon’s planned Maryville delivery facility will open in late fall, the company announced last week.
In a news release on Friday, the retail and streaming giant gave no further timeline for the 11,800-square-foot delivery station that will be located at 701 Wilson Industrial Road.
“Amazon’s continued investment in Missouri underscores the strength of our state’s workforce and business climate,” Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said in the release. “Each new facility represents quality jobs for Missourians and new opportunities for our rural communities to grow and thrive.”
The Maryville facility will join three others in Missouri set to open this fall. The others will be located in Brookfield, Scott City and Sedalia.
In January, officials from the city of Maryville and Nodaway County Economic Development said the facility would employ about 30 full-time workers. According to Amazon, employees at delivery stations sort packages received from Amazon fulfillment centers, then drivers load the packages onto their vehicles for delivery to customers. The news release from Amazon added that third parties would handle the deliveries.
Lewis Rice with the Missouri Jobs Center said Tuesday that since all the applications must be submitted online, interviews will be held at his office, located at 303 E. Summit Drive in Maryville.
