Amazon Eyes 2nd Facility In Windsor: Report

WINDSOR, CT — Amazon is looking to add a second major warehouse/distribution center in Windsor that officials say could add 1,000 new jobs, according to the Hartford Business Journal.

The Business Journal reports Amazon, which operates a fulfillment center on Old Iron Ore Road, has emerged as the prospective tenant for the proposed $50-million, 823,000-square-foot distribution hub on former tobacco farmland at 1201 Kennedy Road and 1 Joseph Lane.

Amazon plans to invest at least $200 million to build out the facility and is seeking a seven-year, 100 percent tax abatement, which the Town Council is expected to discuss at an upcoming meeting, according to the Hartford Business Journal. Amazon would save around $4 million to $5 million annually until the project is completed under the proposed abatement, the Business Journal reports.

Amazon continues to add to its footprint in Connecticut. The company recently received approval to open a delivery center in Wallingford, where it currently operates a sorting center. A fulfillment center opened in North Haven last year and a new distribution facility in Stratford is projected to open this month.

Read more about the proposed project in Windsor at the Harford Business Journal here.