Amazon breaks ground on 100K sq. ft. delivery center in Dorado
The large-scale project will be on a nearly 40-acre lot in Dorado and will entail an investment of $40 million to $50 million.
Amazon, one of the “Big Five” American technology companies, officially broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot delivery center in Puerto Rico. This will be the first Amazon delivery center on the island and in the Caribbean region, company and government officials announced.
The large-scale project will be situated on a nearly 40-acre lot in the northern town of Dorado and will involve an investment of between $40 million and $50 million, News is my Business learned.
The warehouse is expected to open for business next year, said Ashleigh de la Torre, vice president of Public Policy at Amazon, during the project’s unveiling.
“Today begins the construction of the first Amazon building in Puerto Rico and the first in the entire Caribbean. But it’s more than a new building; it represents the innovation and economic growth of the community, which is Puerto Rico,” she said during a news conference at the site of the future warehouse.
“Puerto Rico is the ideal place to grow Amazon’s operations. This new delivery center gives us the opportunity to serve our customers better and faster,” she added. “When ready, we will have more than 100 employees and more than 200 drivers working to bring smiles to our customers on the island.”
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi also spoke at the news conference, emphasizing the significance of Amazon’s investment.
“The arrival of companies like Amazon shows that the backbone of the economy is in the productive and successful private sector that promotes the progress of our people. The investment here is totally private,” Pierluisi said.
“It’s really something that you’re making your presence felt in Puerto Rico. The size of this lot speaks for itself,” he added.
Amazon is among the U.S. mainland’s so-called “Big Five” companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Apple, Meta (parent company of Facebook), and Microsoft.
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Is there a list of associated contractors working on the build? I am looking for fiber optic jobs so i can return to PR.
I would like to work for Amazon, where could we find the page so we could get hore to work for the company.
HI!!!! How is the Amazon construction process going?