New Amazon facility coming to Davenport
Growing customer demand led to a second facility in Davenport, a 114,000 square-foot last-mile delivery station near the current Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center at 2022 Research Parkway. This type of facility typically creates over 100 direct and indirect job opportunities, including driving opportunities through the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) and Amazon Flex programs as the company serves thousands of customers in Scott County and beyond.
Construction just started on the facility, which is expected to be completed in late 2025. Employees in Amazon's U.S. customer fulfillment and transportation earn an average of over $22 per hour.'The City is happy to see Amazon grow its footprint in Davenport's Eastern Iowa Industrial Center,' said Davenport Mayor Mike Matson. 'We're grateful Amazon chose to do business here, and we're proud of the Davenport community for supporting this expansion.'
This new last-mile facility will be the final stage of Amazon's fulfillment process and ensure fast, everyday delivery to customers' doorsteps. The facility will bring even faster delivery for customers throughout the region, including neighboring rural communities.
'Opening our second Davenport site in three years and our sixth in the past two years across Iowa is a testament to expanding the great communities we serve and the new jobs we're bringing across the region,' said Jason Vangalis, Amazon economic development manager. 'Davenport's strategic Midwest location with direct access to major highways and talented workforce also played a key role in this area's expansion.'
'We are thrilled that Amazon has chosen to expand at their current campus in Davenport,' said Peter Tokar III, Quad Cities President & CEO. 'The expansion will bring new jobs as Amazon continues to serve the Quad Cities area and beyond.'
Amazon's Robotics Fulfillment Center, also in Davenport, opened in October 2023 and employs about 2,000 people. The facility features the latest generation of Amazon robotics, including over 5,000 robots helping move products through the 2.3 million-square-foot building while fulfilling about 130,000 customer orders daily.
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