RESULT TRIANGLE PARK – It’s certainly not HQ2, but internet giant Amazon is adding 3,500 technology and business jobs in its latest expansion.
Unfortunately for the Triangle, none of those jobs are coming to North Carolina.
About two years have passed since Amazon passed Raleigh-Durham – one of the declared finalists in the procurators – as the site for a campus for second headquarters. And while the company continues to add jobs as distribution centers in the Triangle area, as well as in North Carolina, it opted for six other cities for the new expansion that will add up to $ 1.4 billion according to the announcement made Tuesday.
The six cities Amazon named as their Tech Hubs:
- Dallas
- Detroit
- Denver
- new York
- Phoenix
- San Diego
And against a trend toward remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon said it is investing in additional offices and infrastructure.
“People from all walks of life come to Amazon to develop their careers – from recent graduates looking for a place to turn their ideas into high-impact products, to veterans gaining access to new jobs in cloud computing thanks to our upskilling programs, “said Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Amazon, in the announcement. “These 3,500 new jobs will be in cities across the country with strong and diverse talent pools. We look forward to helping these communities grow their emerging technology workgroup. ”
The jobs are meant to focus on a variety of Amazon services, including cloud computing (AWS) and operations.
“The company expects to hire for a variety of roles, from cloud infrastructure architects and software engineers to data scientists, product managers, and user experience designers,” Amazon said.
Amazon continues with the construction of a new distribution center in Garner and also plans a distribution center in Cary.
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It is also opening a retail store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh.
Amazon may replace closed department stores with difficulty, and the company is in talks with Simon Property Group, which owns four malls in North Carolina, including Smithfield.
Extension specifications as published by Amazon include:
- Dallas, TX – Amazon will expand the existing Dallas Tech Hub at its Galleria location in North Dallas, adding more than 100,000 square feet of space and 600 tech and business roles. Amazon currently employs 43,000 workers in the state of Texas. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $ 16 billion in the state.
- Detroit, MI The purchase of more than 25,000 square feet of office space in Detroit will provide space for an additional 100 jobs. Amazon has invested more than $ 2.5 billion in the state of Michigan since 2010 and has deployed more than 13,000 workers across the state.
- Denver, CO – Amazon’s Tech Tech Hub will grow with an additional 100 jobs with the addition of 20,000 square feet of new office space. The roles will include the existing 10,500 Amazon employees working in Colorado. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $ 2.8 billion in the state of Colorado.
- New York City, NY – In Manhattan, Amazon plans to create 2,000 new jobs and has purchased the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building, where the company plans to open a new 630,000-square-foot office. Amazon has invested more than $ 7 billion in New York State since 2010 and today has 24,000 workers across the state.
- Phoenix, AZ – The company’s 90,000-square-foot Phoenix Tech Hub expansion at 100 Mill will create more than 500 new jobs for the community. Amazon has invested more than $ 11 billion in Arizona since 2010 and directly employs more than 17,000 people across the state.
- San Diego, CA. – In San Diego, an addition of more than 40,000 square feet of office space will enable the creation of 200 new jobs. These new roles will involve the 90,000 Amazon employees already working in the state of California. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than $ 50 billion in California.
Since 2010, Amazon has directly created more than 600,000 jobs in the U.S., investing more than $ 350 billion in more than 40 states, including infrastructure and compensation. We estimate that Amazon’s direct investment has contributed an additional $ 315 billion to the U.S. economy in recent decades, supporting more than 780,000 jobs on top of the company’s direct hires in industries such as construction, logistics and professional services.
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