The Mountain West will be getting at least two new Amazon warehouses this year, including in Nampa.
Nampa鈥檚 鈥渇ulfillment center鈥�, which will help Amazon fill orders on things like books and toys, is planned to open next fall with about 1,000 employees. That would make it the largest employer in the city, overtaking Walmart, . Overall, Amazon comes in second to Walmart as the nation鈥檚 .
Nampa mayor Debbie Kling said she鈥檚 excited the company chose her city, and said it was likely because the area鈥檚 population 鈥� and Amazon orders 鈥� are growing so fast.
鈥淎mazon actually had done a lot of their research before we were even aware that they were interested in landing where they are,鈥� she said.
Nampa鈥檚 population has grown 86% in the last 20 years. That mirrors growth in other major Mountain West areas, which in turn is attracting more big business.
The company鈥檚 $15 minimum wage would be a boost for a state where the minimum wage is about $7.25 an hour.
While there has been pointing to Amazon killing small business, Kling said she hopes the center actually helps local Nampa businesses find more direct routes to the company鈥檚 international market.
In August, Amazon its plan to open a new fulfillment center in West Jordan, Utah, the state鈥檚 second.
Amazon did not return calls for comment.
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