Amazon will open a fulfillment center in Macon to speed up deliveries in Georgia and surrounding states, the retail giant announced.
Macon was a strategic location for the company, Amazon spokesperson Ashley Robinson said.
“We look at infrastructure, workforce in the region, access to customers, where there are a lot of customers, where we need to increase prime membership benefits,” Robinson said.
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