Amazon plans to open a new 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center at Logistics Park Kansas City in Edgerton, Kan., that will offer about 1,000 full-time hourly positions, as well as managerial and support roles. The online retailer currently operates facilities in Lenexa. Akash Chauhan, v-p of North American operations, said, "We are grateful for the enthusiasm of our many state and local partners who have supported Amazon in bringing a new fulfillment center to Kansas. This has been a true team effort."
Calling it "good news for Kansas," Governor Sam Brownback noted that Amazon "is investing in our state, workforce and the community. The quality of the Kansas workforce and our central location in the heart of the nation contributed to their decision to locate in Logistics Park Kansas City."
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"I dance into the office every morning," Jeff Bezos said in an extensive profile of Amazon's CEO that accompanied Fortune magazine's list of the "World's 50 Greatest Leaders," where he was ranked first. In the interview, Bezos "talks about becoming a 'leader of leaders' and about taking on the mantle of civic leadership at the Washington Post," Fortune wrote.
