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The company said the announcement it is not about the highly-anticipated announcement of the Seattle-based online retailer’s second headquarters location.
Columbus is in the running for HQ2, which could bring 50,000 jobs to Ohio and a $5 billion investment. The announcement isn’t expected until later this year.
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Amazon has significant investment in Ohio providing more than 6,000 jobs. The retailer built a wind farm in the northwest and several distribution centers. In September 2017, Amazon announced that it would build a fulfillment centers in Monroe, in addition to the centers in Etna and Obetz. The company also announced a fourth fulfillment center in North Randall.
We will provide updates when Amazon makes the announcement.
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