New Fulfillment Centers to be Located in Wilson and Rutherford
Counties, Bringing $135 Million in New Investment to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2011--
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today
announced Amazon’s plans to open two new fulfillment centers in
Tennessee, creating over 1,300 new jobs and $135 million in investment
in the state. Together with existing facilities in Wilson, Hamilton and
Bradley Counties, Amazon will now be creating more than 3,300 jobs and
more than $270 million in investment in Tennessee.
“This is exciting news for Middle Tennessee and the entire state as
Amazon continues to grow and expand its presence here,” Haslam said. “We
appreciate the company’s significant investment and ongoing partnership
to create and grow Tennessee jobs.”
“We’re thrilled to create more than 1,300 additional jobs in Tennessee
and are thankful to Governor Haslam and state, county and local leaders
for their continued commitment to Amazon jobs and investment,” said Dave
Clark, vice president, Amazon North American operations. “We’re proud to
call Tennessee home and look forward to serving our customers from these
new facilities in Murfreesboro and Lebanon.”
As a growing member of the Tennessee community, Amazon also announced
that it is donating $20,000 to the Books from Birth Foundation for its
chapters in Wilson, Rutherford, Bradley and Hamilton counties – the
locations of Amazon’s current and future fulfillment centers. Books from
Birth is a nonprofit organization committed to helping preschool
children develop their love of learning and reading.
“Today is another great day in Murfreesboro,” said Murfreesboro Mayor
Tommy Bragg. “I am so proud and excited that Amazon has chosen
Murfreesboro as its site of choice for one of their newest facilities.
Having Amazon create so many new jobs here will be a great boost to our
economy, and will provide our citizens the opportunity to have good
quality jobs with a well known, respected, growing company.”
“Having a household name like Amazon in Rutherford County just adds to
our county’s portfolio of top corporate entities in our area,” said
Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess. “With the national and global
economies struggling to recover, this proves that Rutherford County is a
destination for jobs and we wish Amazon great success in Murfreesboro
and Rutherford County.”
“On behalf of Lebanon, TN, I want to thank Amazon and their partners for
their confidence and commitment to our city,” said Lebanon Mayor Philip
Craighead. “This would not have been possible without the cooperation of
the City Commission and its many city of Lebanon staff members, along
with the contributions and financial support from the State of Tennessee
and the Tennessee Valley Authority. We look forward to growing this new
partnership for the benefit of our citizens, our city and for Amazon.”
“I’m pleased to see the city of Lebanon and Wilson County work together
on such an important project and I look forward to welcoming Amazon and
their operation to Wilson County,” said Wilson County Mayor Randall
Hutto. “I want to thank the Wilson County Commission, the Industrial
Development Bond Board and the office of the Joint Economic and
Community Development Board of Wilson County for their support and
efforts in bringing another internationally known corporation to the
community. A project of this nature only occurs when governments, the
community and the company work together for the betterment of all.”
Amazon’s new facilities are expected to be completed next fall. Amazon
Fulfillment Centers in Tennessee are operated by Amazon.com.dedc LLC.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most
compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced
electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright
sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an
easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages,
search, shop, and take notes - still with all the benefits of the most
advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line
e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch,
with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the
Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and
web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud,
Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated
web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core
processor.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
and www.amazon.es.
As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management’s expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s
financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
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