{"id":1004180222,"date":"2017-06-13T00:34:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T08:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004180222"},"modified":"2022-12-08T16:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T00:32:54","slug":"amazon-brings-855-ksf-fulfillment-center-to-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-brings-855-ksf-fulfillment-center-to-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Brings 855 KSF Fulfillment Center to CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Keith Loria<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004162499\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1482485974558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004162499\" data-attachment-id=\"1004162499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-expands-in-illinois-again\/employee-at-an-amazon-eighth-generation-fulfillment-center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"877,645\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photographer: Eric Slomanson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1415981648&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(c) 2014 Eric Slomanson. All Rights Reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Employee at an Amazon Eighth Generation Fulfillment Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Employee at an Amazon Eighth Generation Fulfillment Center&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg?w=877\" class=\"wp-image-1004162499 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg\" alt=\"Employee at an Amazon Eighth Generation Fulfillment Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/12\/Employee-at-an-Amazon-Eighth-Generation-Fulfillment-Center-e1497340708829.jpg?resize=768,565 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004162499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Employee at an Amazon Eighth Generation Fulfillment Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Amazon is bringing a new 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center to North Haven, Conn., upping its total to three sites in the state, joining those in Wallingford and Windsor.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFive years after announcing our first fulfillment center in Connecticut, we\u2019re excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in North Haven, creating 1,500 full-time jobs that offer wages 30 percent higher than traditional retail roles and include comprehensive benefits on day one, bonuses and stock awards,\u201d <\/em>Akash Chauhan, Amazon\u2019s vice president of North America operations, said in a prepared release.<em> \u201cWe\u2019ve found an abundance of talent in Connecticut\u2019s workforce, and we are so happy to have this opportunity to expand in the state to serve customers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those working at the new North Haven facility will be tasked with picking, packing and shipping items including electronics, books and toys. The facility will feature innovative technology such as Amazon Robotics that will assist employees in fulfilling customer orders.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is a significant win for our state\u2019s taxpayers and our economy<\/em>,\u201d Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said. <em>\u201cAmazon\u2019s investment to expand operations in Connecticut is proof positive that when we work with companies and bring our collective ingenuity to bear, we deliver on creating jobs for the hardworking residents of our state.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Nationwide Growth<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon continues rolling out fulfillment centers across the U.S, recently announcing new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-doubles-up\/\">distribution facilities in Virginia and Texas<\/a>, each expected to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>The internet retail giant also recently announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-to-open-first-alabama-hub\/\">extend its distribution network<\/a> with an approximate $30 million investment in a 362,000-square-foot sortation center in Mobile, Ala.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Amazon.com Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The facility in North Haven, which will generate 1,500 full-time jobs, is upping the retail giant&#8217;s total to three sites in the state, joining those in Wallingford and Windsor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":451,"featured_media":1004505936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21808,21748,21742,10],"tags":[33946,33254,36120],"class_list":["post-1004180222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-featured","category-industrial","category-latest","category-northeast","tag-akash-chauhan","tag-amazon-com-inc","tag-fulfillment-center"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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