Amazon will invest 100 million in distribution center in Florida (USA)

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will invest $ 100 million in a distribution center in Deltona, a city in central Florida whose authorities approved a tax exemption of about $ 2.5 million for this project, different official sources reported.

The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, congratulated Amazon on Thursday for his decision to invest “100 million dollars” in Deltona, a city of about 92,000 inhabitants located in the Orlando area, in the center of the state.

The retail giant said in a statement of its decision, but without giving figures of the project, unless it will involve the creation of 500 new jobs.

According to local media, the distribution center will have an area of ​​1.4 million square feet (130,235 square meters) and will be located near the strategic Interstate 4.

Amazon has created more than 13,500 full-time jobs in Florida since 2013 and currently has facilities in Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville.

Amazon’s vice president of global consumer distribution, Alicia Boler Davis, estimated the company’s investment in Florida to more than $ 5 billion so far.