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Mississippi Amazon facility to open in July after delay

The company already has other centers in Byhalia and Olive Branch.

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This March 31, 2021 photo shows a sign at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas. Big Tech stocks are flexing their enormous strength again, after getting knocked around a bit earlier this year. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google's parent company and Facebook all gave profit reports this week that blew past investors' already high expectations, Friday, April 30. (AP Photo/John Locher)

CANTON, Miss — Amazon’s newest fulfillment center in Mississippi is set to open this summer, 18 months after the company announced the project.

The Clarion Ledger reports the executive director of the Madison County Economic Development Authority confirmed Thursday that the facility would open July 18. The company already has other centers in Byhalia and Olive Branch.

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The 700,000-square-foot facility in Canton will be the first in the state to feature Amazon's robotics technology and is expected to bring more than 1,000 full-time jobs to the area.

The positions are expected to start at $15 an hour and provide benefits.