DELTONA, FL—Amazon plans to open a fulfillment center here, creating more than 500 new, full-time jobs at $15 an hour and up, and comprehensive benefits. Employees at the more than one million-square-foot fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship large customer items, such as sports equipment, patio furniture, fishing rods, pet food, kayaks, bicycles, and larger household goods.

The project is being developed by Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial Properties, which has worked with Amazon on several fulfillment centers in recent years, including a project in Stone Mountain, Ga., announced in July.

Amazon declined a request by GlobeSt.com to discuss its location decision.

"We're excited to continue our investment in Florida and further expand our presence in the state with this new fulfillment center in Deltona," said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon's vice president of global customer fulfillment, in prepared remarks. "Since 2013, Amazon has invested more than $5 billion in Florida through local fulfillment centers and cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to thousands of employees in the state."

Amazon has created more than 13,500 full-time jobs in Florida since first launching fulfillment operations in the Sunshine State in 2013. Currently, Amazon operates facilities in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville.

Amazon has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in-demand jobs. All associates at the Deltona center will go through hours of safety training and have access to continuing education opportunities through Amazon's upskilling programs such as Career Choice. In this program, the company will pre-pay up to 95% of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields.

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Amazon to Open Fulfillment Center in Deltona

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