![]() Amazon’s arrival in Orland, it turns out, is one of the first stops on its own last mile. cities and suburbs to orchards and fields. Postal Service and United Parcel Service for the delivery of Amazon packages. Amazon is creating its own delivery network to back up and complement - but not fully replace, at least not that Amazon is willing to say - the U.S. Logistics and transportation experts say the e-commerce giant’s arrival in this agricultural community reflects a new phase in Amazon’s quest to extend its package distribution network across the nation. ![]() It’s a big deal in Orland, even if it’s a relatively small facility by Amazon’s standards.īut the project is part of a much bigger story for Amazon - one that exemplifies the company’s ambitions under Jeff Bezos, who shook the business world Tuesday with news that he will be stepping down as CEO of the company he founded more than 25 years ago. The site’s appeal includes its proximity to Interstate 5 and its location in the middle of the northern Sacramento Valley - ideal for receiving, sorting and delivering packages to the doorsteps of the region’s Amazon Prime members. These independent companies can employ up to 100 delivery drivers each, with 20 to 40 vans, under Amazon’s guidelines. The company says the facility will also host an unspecified number of independent Amazon Delivery Service Partner companies, which hire their own employees and contract with Amazon to deliver packages in Amazon-branded uniforms and the company’s dark blue vans. Those numbers alone would be 2-to-3 times the minimum of 50 jobs required for the building owner, BRT Enterprises, to qualify for the rent reduction under the renegotiated ground lease with Glenn County, according to public records.īut those are just the direct Amazon employees. The company says it expects the facility to create 100 to 150 jobs. 21, announcing plans for a new 75,000-square-foot Delivery Station at the Orland Airport Industrial Park. “It doesn’t take long, especially when you’re talking about that many jobs and the effect that would have on the community and the region,” said Orland Mayor Bruce Roundy, recalling how rumors about the tech giant’s plans rippled through town.Īmazon made it official on Jan. Word got around quickly, as it does in a small town, and people in Orland, population 8,200, guessed correctly that it was Amazon. Using a non-disclosure agreement with the building’s owner, this company was able to keep its identity a secret even as Glenn County, which owns the underlying land, agreed to reduce the building owner’s payments on the ground lease, offsetting a portion of the cost of renovating the property, in the interest of economic development and jobs.Īt least, its identity was supposed to be a secret.
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