Opening of Amazon facility, expansion of Coke bottling plant cap big week in eastern Henrico
The back-to-back events followed last week’s announcement that Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in its manufacturing facility, also in Henrico.
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The back-to-back events followed last week’s announcement that Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in its manufacturing facility, also in Henrico.
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While signs point to Amazon, the identity of the end user of the $500 million-plus facility in Goochland County is under wraps for now.
The 2.6 million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center is about a year into construction and is now scheduled to open next spring.
Updated: Amazon planning huge robotics fulfillment center near Richmond Raceway, will add 1,000 jobs (Jonathan Spiers photos) The checkered flag is out on Project Speedway, with online retailer Amazon first across the finish line. The governor’s office announced Wednesday that Amazon will locate a robotics fulfillment center in the 2.6 million-square-foot industrial complex that Texas-based Hillwood Enterprises is planning on land north of Richmond Raceway. The center is expected to create 1,000 jobs, despite the robotics technology involved with the facility. It’s slated to start operati...