{"id":1004189778,"date":"2017-09-11T07:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004189778"},"modified":"2022-12-07T21:58:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T05:58:53","slug":"amazon-to-open-first-fulfillment-center-in-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-to-open-first-fulfillment-center-in-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in NY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By IvyLee Rosario<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004190092\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004190092\" data-attachment-id=\"1004190092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-to-open-first-fulfillment-center-in-ny\/amazon-employee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"843,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adriana Pop&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505151528&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amazon employee\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Employee picking at eighth generation FC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Employee picking at eighth generation FC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg?w=843\" class=\"wp-image-1004190092 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg\" alt=\"Employee picking at eighth generation FC\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/09\/Amazon-employee.jpg?resize=768,565 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004190092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Employee picking at eighth generation FC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Amazon\u00a0unveiled its plans to open a new fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., its first in the state. The 855,000-square-foot project is being developed by Matrix Development Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The facility is set to bring 2,250 full-time job opportunities for employees to engage with advanced robotics. Employees will work alongside robots to pick, pack and ship customer items, such as household essentials, toys and books.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are excited to bring our first fulfillment center to New York and work alongside the state\u2019s incredible workforce,\u201d<\/em> said Sanjay Shah, vice president of customer fulfillment for Amazon, in prepared remarks. <em>\u201cThe support of local leaders has been instrumental in our ability to come to New York, and we are grateful for the welcome we\u2019ve received to bring thousands of new jobs with benefits starting on day one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In June, Amazon announced its plans to open its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/amazon-to-open-first-oregon-facility\/\">fulfillment center in\u00a0Troutdale<\/a>, Ore. Also 855,000 square feet, the facility will be developed by\u00a0Trammel Crow Co. and Clarion Partners LLC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Amazon Inc.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The facility, developed by Matrix Development Group, is set to bring 2,250 full-time job opportunities for employees to engage with advanced robotics. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":746,"featured_media":1004190092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21748,1600,21742,10],"tags":[37482,32790,33180],"class_list":["post-1004189778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-industrial","category-new-york","category-latest","category-northeast","tag-amazon","tag-clarion-partners","tag-trammel-crow"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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