Shreveport, Louisiana (KSLA) — A question was asked at this week’s Caddo Commission meeting about the Amazon fulfillment center in Shreveport. Specifically, it’s time to open a few months late.
“It’s always been an unknown. It’s a question that we want to come out to the table and put out in the open. There are incentives at the table. Should some objectives change? Brainstorm. Talk to individuals, me. Come up with some ideas for where we should go,” said District 3 Caddo Commissioner Stephen Jackson.
At the meeting, the committee was quoted as saying that Amazon hopes to begin hiring fulfillment centers in the fall of 2023.
“When you think of fall, it’s October, November, and it’s a little late,” Jackson said.
KSLA News 12 contacted Amazon about the company’s position on the center’s launch. They provided this statement:
“We do not have a specific start date for our new fulfillment center in Shreveport. However, construction is ongoing and we are working to open this facility.
“Once we get a better sense of the timing, we will work with our local community and workforce partners in the Shreveport area to employ more than 1,000 full-time and part-time employees.”
At the meeting, the committee was quoted as saying that Amazon hopes to begin hiring fulfillment centers in the fall of 2023.
Jackson said he hopes the process will speed up.
“We are still excited about this project and just want to see what we can do from a local perspective to keep this project moving forward.
“We know the economy is still trying to recover,” he continued. “I know people are desperate to get a job.
“I know a lot of people who are suppliers who have other opportunities in terms of transportation. It is these people who also benefit.”
Regarding fulfillment centers, Amazon said it will provide more information as it becomes available to share.
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