Amazon announced Tuesday that it’s raising the minimum wage for all of its employees to $15 an hour, and that’s expected to impact the more than 2,000 employees it has in Georgia.
Atlanta is on the shortlist of 20 metro areas for the new site of Amazon’s second headquarters, and Amazon already has five fulfillment and customer service centers in Georgia that employ thousands.
It leases space and built new facilities in Jefferson, Union City, Lithia Springs, Braselton and Macon.
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