Amazon will open 4th distribution center in Georgia

October 31, 2017 at 12:49p.m.

ATLANTA (AP) — Amazon will open a fourth warehouse and distribution hub in Georgia, creating more than 500 jobs.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Gov. Nathan Deal announced in a statement today the e-commerce company will open a new "fulfillment center" in Macon.

The facility joins three similar ones in metro Atlanta, and will total 1 million square feet of leased facilities.

Sanjay Shah, Amazon's vice president of North America customer fulfillment, says the jobs will come with competitive pay and benefits.

The deal says suppliers can reach 80 percent of the U.S. population from Georgia in a two-day truck drive or two-hour flight.

The statement didn't provide a time line for the facility's opening.

Georgia has also entered a bid for the site of Amazon's second headquarters, expected to bring 50,000 jobs.