Amazon investing $200 million in Memphis robotics facility
Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee (middle left) and Amazon Director of Regional Operations Rob Packett (middle right) take pictures with each other after a press conference announcing a new Amazon fulfillment center Jan. 27, 2020, on the Raleigh-Frayser border. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Amazon Director of Regional Operations Rob Packett (right) listens to Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee speak during a press conference announcing a new Amazon fulfillment center on Jan. 27, 2020, in Raleigh-Frayser. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lawrence Taliaferro holds his great-granddaughter Skylar Brown, 3, while attending a press conference announcing a new Amazon fulfillment center on Jan. 27, 2020, in the Raleigh-Frayser area. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Local dignitaries along with Amazon officials attend a press conference announcing a new Amazon fulfillment center on Jan. 27, 2020, in the Raleigh-Frayser area. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Amazon held a press conference announcing a new Amazon state-of-the-art fulfillment center on Jan. 27, 2020, in the Raleigh-Frayser area. The facility will house 1,000 full-time employees who will receive industry-leading pay. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland (left) takes a moment to speak with Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee (right) before a press conference announcing a new Amazon fulfillment center on Jan. 27, 2020, in the Raleigh-Frayser area. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
This will be Tennessee's first Amazon facility to utilize Robotics Technology.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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