The Greater Burlington Partnership on Friday announced that Amazon is entering into an agreement to open its first facility in Burlington, Iowa, to support last-mile deliveries in the region.
This facility will be approximately 38,600 square feet, in the Flint Ridge Business Park at 715 West Burlington Ave. Launch plans for the facility are in the early stages, with renovations to the existing structure slated to start in the coming weeks, according to a Friday release.
“This last-mile facility will allow us to better serve customers in the southeast Iowa,” said Jason Vangalis, manager of economic development for Amazon. “We’re grateful for our partnership with the Greater Burlington Partnership, City of Burlington, and Des Moines County to launch Amazon’s first facility in the area, and we look forward to sharing more details about this facility and the good jobs we’ll offer in the future.”
Amazon supports more than one million employees worldwide who are innovating and working to serve customers throughout several global fulfillment centers, retail locations, data centers, corporate offices, tech hubs, and headquarters locations, the announcement said.
Hourly employees in customer fulfillment and transportation generally earn between $17 and $28 per hour.
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“We look forward to the positive impact this significant development will have on our community and the opportunities it will create for the local workforce,” said Jeremy Hess, director of economic development for the Greater Burlington Partnership. “This is a huge win for the region! We are very thankful Amazon has chosen to invest in our city and region through its capital investment and job creation.
“The city of Burlington thanks its Economic Development partner, the Greater Burlington Partnership, for its outstanding efforts to continually develop workforce opportunities. Truly we are all partners in success. What a great day!” said John Billups, Mayor of Burlington.
Occupying the former Dura Plastics building, the facility will undergo immediate interior and exterior renovations for the last-mile operation. Last-mile facilities are the final stops in Amazon’s transportation network before packages are delivered to customers’ doorsteps.
Employees sort packages according to delivery routes who finish the shipping cycle by delivering goods like books, household items and toys. This location will feature advanced automation technologies, and the wages offered will surpass the regional average.
Last October 85 miles north of Burlington, Amazon celebrated the soft launch opening of a new Robotics Fulfilment Center in northwest Davenport and planned to expand its workforce to 1,000 employees by March 2024.
The first Quad Cities-area Amazon facility, at 20710 155th Ave., Davenport, covers 2.3 million square feet, opening with 500 employees and starting wages of $17.50 an hour.
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