Located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the centrally located hub is ideally situated to more closely connect us to customers all across the country. The Blount Partnership has made eight major economic development announcements since 2015, totaling more than 3,200 jobs and $1.7 billion in capital investment.īusiness reporter Brenna McDermott can be reached at Follow along with her work on Twitter Support our local news efforts by becoming a Knox News subscriber.In 2019, Amazon broke ground on the Amazon Air Hub, an 800,000-square-foot facility to support our growing air cargo network.

It is building a corporate office in downtown Nashville. 'Alcoa, Maryville, Blount County, the larger Knoxville area, there's some deep resources there and that's proved by some of the existing companies that have pioneered before our announcement today,' Sullivan said.Īmazon has fulfillment and sorting centers in Charleston, Chattanooga, Lebanon, Memphis, Murfreesboro and Nashville. Even though we're not playing Sunday, I think this announcement today that Amazon's here, I think we won the Super Bowl today,' Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell said in the press conference. 'I think the (Vince) Lombardi Trophy is here in Blount County today.' Why Amazon chose AlcoaĪmazon chose Alcoa for its East Tennessee fulfillment center for a few reasons, said Holly Sullivan, Amazon's head of worldwide economic development. She highlighted the area's workforce resources, business friendly atmosphere and the community, mentioning good public schools, livability and opportunities for employees to seek jobs beyond Amazon. Securing the deal was a partnership between many organizations including TNECD, TDOT, Blount County, Blount Partnership, TVA, area political leaders, the City of Alcoa and the City of Maryville. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has budgeted for a significant redesign of the corridor to reduce impact on the community and make transportation efficient for Amazon. The Alcoa fulfillment center will be the third in Tennessee to use Amazon's robotics technology. Full-time employees will receive full medical, vision and dental insurance, along with a 401(k) with a 50 percent match.

The warehouse, to be built on a portion of the former Pine Lakes Golf Course, will offer a starting wage of $15 an hour. More: Could e-commerce warehouses planned in Alcoa and Knoxville be for same internet giant?

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