Amazon is adding over 500 new jobs to its Middletown location. The fulfillment center will soon employ about 2,500 workers.
According to the News Journal, that’s greater than the combined total population of Townsend and Odessa.
“I was thrilled when they reached 1,500,” said Middletown Mayor Kenneth Branner. “This is even better. It means more jobs for residents and a big boost to the economy.”
Read the full story
The 1.2-million-square-foot Middletown Fulfillment Center, which opened in 2012, is one of only six Amazon locations in the country that hosts tours to the public.
Before you go...
Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.
3 ways to support our work:- Contribute to the Journalism Fund. Charitable giving ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways. This includes philanthropic grants and individual tax-deductible donations from readers like you.
- Use our Preferred Partners. Our directory of vetted providers offers high-quality recommendations for services our readers need, and each referral supports our journalism.
- Use our services. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, are seeking technologists to hire or want more professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. We help companies tell their stories and answer big questions to meet and serve our community.
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!
A new model for thinking about how to grow regional economies: the Innovation Ecosystem Stack
Delaware’s next governor will be an entrepreneur. Here’s why Matt Meyer thinks it matters.
20 tech community events in October you won’t want to miss
