Amazon hires more than 1,000 employees in W. MI

GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Amazon has hired more than 1,000 new employees in the Grand Rapids area amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amazon said many of the new hires are working at the 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center at the southwest corner of 68th Street and Patterson Avenue in Gaines Township.

The new employees are picking, packing and shipping customer orders and delivering packages as demand is surging during the outbreak. Many were impacted by layoff related to COVID-19, according to Amazon.

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