Behind the Scenes Amazon Shreveport VIP Tour

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Amazon recently held a huge celebratory Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their new Fulfillment Center in Shreveport.  The fulfillment center has been a long time coming to Shreveport, with many wondering whether or not it would actually happen.  Amazon proved them wrong last week by opening their new, state-of-the-art facility.

Amazon’s new state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center in Shreveport will have the capability to process hundreds of thousands of customers orders every day. SHV1 will include advanced technology that enhances safety for employees.

Amazon Shreveport Facts

⦁ SHV1 houses 23 Miles of conveyance
⦁ Can hold as much as 40 million items in storage
⦁ You can reach the moon and back with the electrical wiring in the building
⦁ Be on the lookout for the 1,400 Pegasus and Hercules drives
What This Facility Does
⦁ SHV1 is considered our “first mile” network, meaning it’s the first point for your package in the flow of materials within the supply chain before it’s passed along to our “middle mile” centers then a delivery service provider to be dropped off at your doorstep.
⦁ At SHV1, employees will pick, pack, and ship items including, but not limited to books, toys, housewares, and electronics.
⦁ When you press “Buy Now” – that order starts at a facility like the Shreveport fulfillment center.
⦁ The facility has 5 floors is more than 2.5 million square feet, which is about the equivalent of about 50 football fields.
⦁ One million items will pass through this facility each day.
⦁ SHV1 is the second Amazon Robotics fulfillment center to open in Louisiana this year.

Amazon Employee Benefits

⦁ Starting pay for SHV1 employees will be $18.50/hour.
⦁ In addition to competitive pay, most employees receive access to great benefits on day 1. This includes:
⦁ Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
⦁ 401k with 50% company match.
⦁ Up to 20-weeks paid parental leave.

⦁ Amazon's Career Choice program offers full college tuition for front-line employees as part of a $1.2 billion investment to expand education and skills training for its U.S. workforce. All Amazon full-time hourly associates who have been employed for 90 days are eligible to participate in this program.
⦁ Louisiana State University A&M and Louisiana State University Shreveport are among the 7 partner education institutions participating in this initiative across the state.

Amazon Investment in Louisiana

⦁ $3+ billion invested in Louisiana since 2010, including infrastructure and compensation to our employees
⦁ $2.9 billion added into Louisiana's GDP thanks to Amazon investments
⦁ 3,000 full and part time employees in Louisiana (not including third parties)
⦁ BTR1 launched in June and is Amazon’s second Fulfillment Center in Louisiana. LFT1 (Carencro) was our first.
⦁ 10,800 indirect jobs supported on top of our direct hires in the state (based on Input-Output methodology 83 developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis).
⦁ More than 3,000 Louisiana-based small and medium-sized businesses sell on Amazon.
⦁ Amazon Original movies and series filmed in Louisiana include: The Burial, Bingo Hell, I'm a Virgo, Daisy Jones & 86 The Six.

Amazon’s Footprint in Louisiana

The Shreveport facility isn't the only Amazon property in Louisiana.  In addition to the Fulfillment Center, Amazon is also planning a second Shreveport facility called "The Last Mile" facility, that will have delivery trucks to service the local area. Other Louisiana properties include:

⦁ ARS Fulfillment Center: Baton Rouge (BTR1)
⦁ TNS Fulfillment Center: Carencro (LFT1)
⦁ Sortation Center: Port Allen (BTR9)
⦁ Delivery Stations: Jefferson Parish (DNO1), Baton Rouge (DLB2) and Abbeville (WLF2)
⦁ Amazon Air Gateway: New Orleans Airport (KMSY)