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  1. December-20-16, 05:01 PM #8
    Bham1982
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    Quote Originally Posted by emu steve View Post
    They talked about labor shortages in Metro Detroit. Did Amazon consider other areas, such a W. Va., which have really bad unemployment?

    Or does an Amazon site need to be near a major airport?
    Amazon is building these mega distribution centers in every major U.S. population centers, so they can shorten their delivery windows.

    Not sure why this is such "huge" news, as these are $10 an hour jobs that just reduce bricks-and-mortar retail employment. It's probably a wash.

    Here's a list of Amazon distribution centers. They supposedly plan on having a mega distribution complex in every U.S. population center with 1 million+ residents:

    http://www.mwpvl.com/html/amazon_com.html
    Last edited by Bham1982; December-20-16 at 05:04 PM.
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