Business & Tech
Sprouts & Shutters: Amazon.com Coming to Newark
The new distribution center in the East Bay translates to hundreds of jobs, according to one report.
Newark now is listed among the many cities with job openings on Amazon.com's hiring page. The online retail giant shows "Fulfillment Associate" positions available in Newark on its website.
The Silicon Valley Business Journal reported that Amazon has recently leased the Cherry Logistics Center in Newark. The 574, 640 square foot "cross dock distribution building" is located at 38811 Cherry Street, according to a flier listed on the Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate website.
Newark Mayor Alan L. Nagy told the Silicon Valley Business Journal, "That's going to mean, I believe, a couple hundred jobs, which certainly this area can use. I think it bodes well for our Newark residents that want to apply for a job there, that want to work close to home."
Amazon also has a research unit in Sunnyvale.
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