Amazon Fulfillment Center
Information Points for Amazon Project
Listed below are quick facts about the Amazon fulfillment center being constructed in Alcoa.
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Incentives provided
$200 million
Amazon’s investment
800
Full-time employees
$15
Starting wage
Amazon Investment
Amazon will invest no less than $200 million into Blount County for purchasing the property, completing its earth work, and constructing the building.
Employees & Wages
Amazon is hiring no less than 800 full-time employees at a starting wage of no less than $15 per hour plus full benefits. It has also pledged to provide upskill training for in-demand jobs.
Incentives
No local incentives were provided to Amazon from Blount County, the city of Alcoa, nor the Blount County Industrial Development Board.
Facility Timeline
Construction of the facility is to be completed by May 2022 and must be fully operational by fall 2022. The Industrial Development Board (IDB) will take possession of the entirety of Amazon’s assets and charge a lease back for use of its assets that is equal to the property taxes it is to pay. This ensures that no property taxes paid by Blount County citizens are used for Amazon’s benefit.
Roadway Improvements
The IDB borrowed $12 million dollars from Alcoa and Blount County to make roadway improvements to Cusick Road and Singleton Station Road to ensure that Blount County citizens are not impacted by Amazon’s logistic operations. Amazon’s lease payments to the IDB are used to pay back the full amount.
Roadway Timeline
Cusick Road improvements begin April 1, 2021, and are to conclude by May 31, 2022, while the Singleton Station Road Improvements begin no later than October 2021 and are slated to be completed by October 2022.
Additional Projects
Completion of Blount County’s remaining section of the Blount-Alcoa-Maryville Greenway system linking it to Knoxville’s Greenway. That begins in the spring of 2021 with a completion date no later than December 2023. Public water and sewer line extension work around Cusick Road begins in spring 2021 and is scheduled be completed by October 2021.