The world's biggest online retailer plans to open a distribution center in New Jersey, creating hundreds of full-time jobs.
Amazon employees will pick, pack and ship items for
customers at the center in Robbinsville, which is near Trenton. The
company plans to take occupancy in 2014.
The retailer will be eligible for state economic
assistance grants totaling millions on its investment, which is expected
to exceed $200 million.
Amazon announced last year that it had planned to build two warehouses in New Jersey.
The company also agreed to collect 7% sales tax on
purchases made in New Jersey starting next summer. Officials estimated
that would bring the state an estimated $30 million to $40 million a
year in new revenue.
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