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    Amazon’s immense multi-level warehouse called a fulfillment center in Kent covers more than 850,000 square feet.  Much of the facility is highly automated.

Tour of the Amazon fulfillment (distribution) center in Kent, WA., on Wed. June 13, 2018.

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    Amazon to hire 7,000 WA workers to prepare for holiday season

    Amazon will hire 250,000 new employees for its warehouses and fulfillment network this holiday season, including 7,000 in Washington.

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