BusinessSaturday, November 14
Amazon opens a same-day delivery facility in Daytona Beach with 100-plus jobs
The Daily Daytona team
If you do your holiday shopping online, Amazon has opened a Same-Day Delivery facility in Daytona Beach. FOX 51 Gainesville reported it expands the company's delivery operations in Volusia County. Eligible orders can arrive in as little as one hour, and standard same-day orders arrive in about five hours.
Prime members pay $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour
Source: WFTV
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| One-hour delivery | $9.99 |
| Three-hour delivery | $4.99 |
The site brings more than 100 full-time jobs paying at least $20 an hour. Will York, the facility's site lead, said, “We continue to invest in the Sunshine State and Daytona Beach is the latest example.” Keith Norden of Team Volusia Economic Development Corp. said the company has become one of the county's largest employers.
Amazon's new Daytona Beach facility by the numbers
- 100+
- full-time jobs at the new facility
- $20
- an hour, the minimum starting pay
- 5
- Amazon facilities in Volusia County
Source: WFTV
- Benefits: health, vision and dental coverage from the first day
- Holiday hiring: more than 21,000 roles across Florida
- Central Florida's share: more than 2,000 of those roles
Some seasonal workers may have opportunities to move into full-time positions.
Sources: WFTV, FOX 51 Gainesville