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Amazon opening fulfillment center in Maryland

February 15, 2017

Amazon plans to open a 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in North East, Maryland, which will create 700 new full-time jobs.

The online commerce giant already employees more than 3,000 at current fulfillment and sortation centers in Baltimore, according to a press release.

"We're excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in North East, creating hundreds of full-time jobs that offer wages 30 percent higher than traditional retail stores and include comprehensive benefits on day one, bonuses and stock awards," Akash Chauhan, Amazon VP of North America operations, said in the release.