Amazon Opens First Fulfillment Center in North Dakota
21 September 2021 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
New, over one million square-foot site to
create more than 1,000 full-time jobs
Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Fargo is up and running.
Employees started work within the new one million-plus square foot
facility on Sunday, Sept. 19. The new center is the largest
structure in the State of North Dakota (in terms of square footage)
and will be the workplace of hundreds of associates in the months
and years ahead.
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Fargo ND Fulfillment Center associates
celebrate the facility opening on September 20, 2021 (Photo:
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“North Dakota welcomes this significant investment, which will
bring high paying jobs to our state, further connect North Dakotans
into the global commerce system and increase the speed of delivery
of products to our residents,” North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum
said.
The facility will continue hiring over the next few weeks.
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit
https://amazon.force.com/ to learn more and apply online.
On top of Amazon’s $15 minimum wage, the company offers
full-time employees industry-leading benefits, which includes
comprehensive healthcare, 401(k) with 50 percent match, and up to
20 weeks paid parental leave.
As announced on Sept. 9, Amazon plans to expand the education
and skills training benefits it offers to its U.S. employees with a
total investment of $1.2 billion by 2025. Through its popular
Career Choice program, the company will fund full college tuition,
as well as high school diplomas, GEDs, and English as a Second
Language (ESL) proficiency certifications for its front-line
employees—including those who have been at the company for just
three months. Amazon is also adding three new education programs to
provide employees with the opportunity to learn skills within data
center maintenance and technology, IT, user experience and research
design.
“We are excited to have this fulfillment center up and running,
which will allow us to deliver more packages, in a faster time
frame, to our customers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South
Dakota. We are committed to employing hundreds here in the
Fargo-Moorhead region and to offering a very competitive employment
package with opportunities for growth, advancement and
post-secondary education,” said John Sabo, Amazon General Manager,
Fargo.
In non-sortable fulfillment centers, like the new facility in
Fargo, associates pick, pack, and ship bulky or larger-sized
customer items such as patio furniture, outdoor equipment, or rugs.
Amazon’s first investment in the state was a delivery station in
West Fargo, which is still operational and thriving.
Prior to beginning operations in the new Fargo fulfillment
center, the company had invested $200+ million in North Dakota
(2010-2020), including infrastructure and compensation to
employees. Other direct and statewide impacts include more than
2,000 small and medium business sellers and independent authors in
North Dakota growing their businesses with Amazon and $150+ million
added to the state’s GDP based on the company’s investments.
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