VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Monday afternoon, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made "important economic development announcement" regarding a new Amazon fulfillment center coming to the city.
Gov. Youngkin was joined by Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, and others, at the intersection of Harpers Road & Dam Neck Road, which will eventually be the site of an Amazon fulfillment center and separate delivery station.
The facilities will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs, Youngkin announced.
The 650,000-square-foot robotics fulfillment center is anticipated to launch operations in 2025. The delivery station is anticipated to launch in 2024.
The new Virginia Beach facilities represent the company’s 14th fulfillment and sortation center in the Commonwealth, as well as the 17th delivery station.
The announcement was organized in partnership with the Hampton Roads Alliance, a non-profit organization that focuses on economic development in the region including attracting new businesses and expanding current business.
