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Amazon.com To Open Hoosier-Based Warehouse

Last updated on Saturday, March 29, 2008
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(WHITESTOWN) - Boone County is about to make way for 1,200 new jobs.

Seattle-based internet retailer Amazon.com announced Friday night its plans to bring a warehouse to Whitestown by 2010.

The warehouse will employ 1,200 full-time workers and as many as 1,700 part-timers each holiday season.

The first batch of workers will be hired by late May or early June. Average pay for the employees will be around $15-dollars an hour.

The company plans to announce how to apply for jobs in the next few weeks.


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