Signed, sealed and delivered.
Amazon is set to open its newest fulfillment center in Ruskin, creating 375 new quality jobs having at least 115 percent of the state’s average wage. The new operation will bring more than 1,000 permanent jobs to Tampa Bay.
The expansion of Amazon into Florida will additionally create several hundred seasonal temporary employment opportunities as well as construction jobs.
"This is bigger than landing the Super Bowl, a national convention or the Olympics. It’s a mega-storm of growth that’s hitting our county with feeder bands that will create economic growth all over this area," says Commissioner Sandy Murman.
USAA Real Estate Co., a company that works with Amazon on the development of its distribution centers, and
Ryan Companies US, Inc. reached an agreement late Wednesday, closing on the sale of land for the South Hillsborough County property that will house Amazon’s new distribution facility.
Amazon has signed a long-term lease with USAA for the South Shore Corporate Park property near Interstate 75 and State Road 674 in Ruskin. Construction of the fulfillment center will begin immediately.
The deal comes nearly four months after Amazon’s proposal to expand and create more than 3,000 jobs in Florida.
The company’s expansion project for the development of the center in Ruskin also includes a 3rd party investment of $200 million toward improvements and equipment, further increasing Amazon’s stock in the Tampa Bay market.
For additional information, visit
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation.
Writer:
Kaye Brown
Source: Commissioner Sandy Murman,
Hillsborough County
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