Amazon at it again in MS. See what and where

Amazon is expanding in Mississippi.

The company announced plans to expand its investment in the Magnolia State this week with plans to open a new delivery station in Lee County, according to the Community Development Foundation of Lee County.

This new facility will be approximately 96,000 square feet located within the Turner Industrial Park in Saltillo, just south of Tupelo, in Lee County. Launch plans for this delivery station are in the very early stages, with renovations to the existing building scheduled to start in the coming weeks.

“This last-mile facility will allow us to better serve customers in Lee County and the surrounding area,” said Jessica Breaux, senior manager of economic development for Amazon in a statement. “We’re grateful for our partnership with the Community Development Foundation and Lee County. We look forward to sharing more details about this facility in the future.”

Amazon Web Services made big news in January when it announced it will occupy two Madison County locations for the historic buildout for hyperscale development centers.

These facilities allow companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to draw on their processing power to deliver key services to customers worldwide.

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Mississippi lawmakers completed a $259 million incentive package for the Amazon Web Services $10 billion project in Canton and Madison County.

Gov. Tate Reeves said the project represents the single largest corporate capital investment in state history. Amazon Web Services will build two sites, one a 927-acre site and the other a 786-acre site for the two hyperscale data centers .

The new last-mile facility in Lee County will help power the last mile of Amazon’s fulfillment process by enabling fast, everyday delivery directly to customers’ doorstep, according to the CDF statement. Packages are transported to delivery stations from Amazon fulfillment and sortation centers and then employees process customer packages for last-mile delivery. Most employees in customer fulfillment and transportation earn between $17 and $28 per hour.

“We are excited to welcome Amazon to Lee County,” said Wesley Webb, president of the Lee County Board of Supervisors in a release. “Amazon’s presence in our community will help attract other major brands to locate here. This will also increase their service capacity to the region. We want to especially thank our partners at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for helping us and assisting with product development for our recruitment of companies.”

Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreily@gannett.com or 601-573-2952. You can follow him on Twitter @GreenOkra1.

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