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Kansas home, again, for Amazon's newest fulfillment center

Kansas now home to two Amazon fulfillment center locations.

March 28, 2016

Amazon will open a state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Kansas and will be hiring employees for 1,000 fulltime roles. It's the second Amazon facility in the state. The first opened in Lenexa and the new one will be based in Edgerton.

"We are grateful for the enthusiasm of our many state and local partners who have supported Amazon in bringing a new fulfillment center to Kansas. This has been a true team effort," stated Akash Chauhan, Amazon VP, North American operations, in an announcement.

The 800,000-square-foot center will handle large items for consumer distribution such as kayaks, big screen TVs and sports equipment, according to Amazon.

"This is good news for Kansas. In addition to creating 1,000 jobs, Amazon is investing in our state, workforce and the community. The quality of the Kansas workforce and our central location in the heart of the nation contributed to their decision to locate in Logistics Park Kansas City," said Kansas Governor Sam Brownback.