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New 1 Million-Square-Foot Facility to Create Over

500 Jobs in Lansing Region

mazon.com, Inc. announced plans for
significant growth across Michigan.
AThe company plans to build its first
mid-Michigan non-sortable item fulfillment
center in Delta Township in 2022. The
new facility surpasses 1 million-square-
feet at the northwest corner of Mt. Hope
Highway and Creyts Road in Delta Township
immediately west of Lansing. Amazon’s
substantial investment will add to the robust Courtesy: Amazon
manufacturing and distribution companies
cluster in the immediate area. The fulfillment
center will bring over 500 competitively paid
jobs to the region, with an average starting wage of $17 transportation/warehousing employees alone working in
per hour—more than double the federal minimum wage. the immediate area (Emsi, 2021).
Additionally, these new jobs will provide comprehensive
health benefits, paid time off, up to 20 weeks of fully paid “We welcome Amazon’s expansion in Delta Township.
parental leave and more for employees and their families. With an over one million square foot state-of-the-art
fulfillment center and over 500 jobs coming to Delta
Amazon cited a talented workforce, welcoming Township, this will be good for our region. We also
community, and highly developed customer service appreciate LEAP who assisted in this effort,” said Ken
logistics, among its reasons for choosing Delta Charter Fletcher, Delta Township supervisor. l
Township.

“The Lansing region is a key international hub for A bank you can trust,
innovation, manufacturing and distribution operations,”
said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of LEAP. “Not only with people you know.
does our central location in the state offer numerous
logistical advantages, but our diverse workforce and our
‘big small city’ quality of life deliver everything a company
needs to operate at consistent and efficient levels. We’re
thrilled Amazon shares this similar understanding and
look forward to this next phase of their investment in the
Lansing region.”

The Lansing tri-county region of Clinton, Eaton, and
Ingham counties is home to approximately 500,000
individuals, boasting numerous community and quality of
life accolades in recent years. Notably, the Lansing region Pictured left to right:
reigns number one in Michigan for labor force growth, Melanie Squires, Jennifer Marsh, Patty Barnas
ages 16 and up, over the last five years. City of Lansing Commercial Banking
itself claimed the national prize of No. 1 Best Affordable
Place to Live in American in 2018, and Okemos (Meridian Personal Banking
Township) ranked No. 8 Best Place to Live in America Private Banking
in 2019. Combining this attainable and fun quality of
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life with the nearby No. 2 technical college in the U.S. in fnbmichigan.com 435135
Lansing Community College and the No. 1 packaging
school nationwide and No. 1 school for supply chain talent
worldwide in Michigan State University creates a potent
recipe for success in a business-friendly environment.

Delta Township is at the forefront of this business-
friendly environment, with over 7,000 production and 101 S. Washington Square, Lansing 48933 | 517.319.8000

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