Garner announces new Amazon distribution center

GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- On Friday, the town of Garner announced the arrival of a new Amazon distribution center.

In July, Garner Town Council approved a special-use permit for a 2.6-million-square-foot distribution center, which could employ about 1,500 people.

Amazon will be investing $200 million on the site and it will be Garner's largest employer.

The company is hoping to open the center by fall of 2019.

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Raleigh has been named as a finalist for the new location but still no word on the status of that decision.

In June, Charlotte also approved a brand new distribution center near the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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