Columbia County Economic Development Authority Chairman Robbie Bennett announced Wednesday that Amazon has decided to build a new 600,000 square foot facility at the White Oak Business Park in Appling, GA.
“Columbia County greatly appreciates Amazon’s continued investment in our community,” said Columbia County Board of Commissioners Chairman Doug Duncan. “Job creation is our number one economic development priority. Amazon’s new facility will provide hundreds of new jobs providing opportunities to our residents and the region. I commend the County staff and the Development Authority of Columbia County for making this project possible.”
Over $3.2 billion has been invested in Georgia by Amazon since 2010. This investment has resulted in over 21,000 Amazon jobs and thousands of indirect jobs.
“Amazon is excited to continue to invest in the state of Georgia with a sortation center that will help with critical package sortation needs, enabling the efficient shipping and delivery our customers love and providing hundreds of jobs for the Columbia County workforce,” said Sudheer Bayanker, director of operations for the new Amazon sortation center. “This new sortation center represents Amazon’s unwavering commitment to safety, technological innovations and skilled teams who are obsessed with delivering for our customers.”
The White Oak Business already has one large Amazon distribution facility as well as a large Club Car distribution center.
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