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Officials say Amazon fulfillment center in 32114 now employs about 2,000; board discusses traffic and local benefits
Summary
Board member Keith Norden described a Sept. 23 ribbon cutting for a five-story Amazon fulfillment center in ZIP code 32114 and told the board the facility employs roughly 2,000 people; members discussed traffic impacts and the center’s role in the local economy.
Keith Norden (speaker 8) told the board the Amazon robotic fulfillment center ribbon cutting was well attended and that the facility — a five-story building in ZIP code 32114 — currently employs about 2,000 people. “Their employment was, 1000, and they've increased that, doubled it,” Norden said, noting the figure excludes seasonal staff.
Norden added that the jobs include benefits such as health care, a 401(k) and tuition assistance, and estimated average wages reported during discussions range from $19 to $23 per hour. Board members asked about predicted truck traffic; one resident (speaker 4) said the feared daytime tractor-trailer congestion has not materialized, observing that many trucks appear to operate during off hours to avoid daytime stacking on Beville Road and Williamson Avenue.
Members framed the facility as a meaningful investment for the ZIP code and highlighted nearby anchors — Embry-Riddle, the Speedway, the airport and Daytona State College — as contributing to a cluster of economic activity. No formal action followed the report; members exchanged follow-up questions about permitting and nearby industrial projects (the Caracci project) and staff said permitting for that industrial park could take about six months to a year before site plan approval.
