NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Amazon announced Tuesday the company will open two delivery stations in Virginia next year that are expected to create more than 200 full-time and part-time jobs.
The stations in Norfolk and Hampton will load packages into vehicles to be delivered to customers, news outlets reported.
Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck cheered the announcement, saying in a statement that the company’s plans to open the station in his city was “beyond fantastic.” Amazon had paid nearly $6 million for a 21-acre site in Hampton that used to be a former Kmart store, according to city property records obtained by The Virginian-Pilot.
Jared Chalk, Director of Economic Development in Norfolk, said officials in that city are looking forward to working with the Seattle-based company and helping them “in their efforts to hire from the surrounding community.”
The e-commerce giant is building two other centers in Hampton Roads that are expected to create a total of 1,500 jobs.
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