Amazon.com Inc. in October plans to open its third metro Phoenix order-fulfillment center, which should create several hundred Valley jobs.
The newest center will be in the West Valley.
The facility, where customers' online orders will be filled and shipped, will be more than 1 million square feet in size and larger than Amazon.com's two other Valley centers, one in Phoenix, the other in Goodyear.
Mary Osako, a spokeswoman for Seattle-based Amazon.com said it will hire several hundred full-time hourly positions and hundreds of temporary workers during peak seasons.
The Goodyear center has hired about 700 extra workers over the holidays.
The Arizona Commerce Authority, established in July to eventually replace the Arizona Department of Commerce, and Gov. Jan Brewer met with Amazon.com officials to encourage them to open a third center in Arizona, spokesman David Drennon said.
Amazon inked a 10 1/2-year lease at 4750 W. Mohave St., near 51st Avenue and Buckeye Road, Phoenix officials said.
Talks with Amazon had gone on for more than a year, city officials said, adding that the site will be Amazon's largest fulfillment center in the United States.
by Betty Beard and Lynh Bui The Arizona Republic Aug. 14, 2010 12:00 AM
Amazon will open 3rd facility in Valley
