New Amazon distribution facility set to be built in Mount Airy [Video]

HER CONTENT. INSTEAD, AMAZON IS EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT WILL BE BUILDING SEVERAL NEW FACILITIES IN OUR STATE, INCLUDING ONE RIGHT HERE IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. WXII 12 KELLI KENDALL IS IN MOUNT AIRY AT THE SITE OF A FACILITY THAT WILL BE OPERATIONAL SOON ENOUGH. THIS SITE, OFF THE I-77, I-74 INTERCHANGE IS JUST DIRT NOW, BUT IT’S ALREADY ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A 60,000 SQUARE FOOT AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER. MOUNT AIRY IS ONE OF FIVE NORTH CAROLINA CITIES SET TO GET A NEW AMAZON FACILITY. SURRY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PRESIDENT BLAKE MOYER SAYS THIS LOCATION MADE SENSE FOR AMAZON. THEY WANT TO SERVE THE IMMEDIATE MARKET, SO THE NEXT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AWAY FROM HERE AND TAKE THE PACKAGES FROM THIS BOX TO PEOPLE’S FRONT DOORSTEP. SO THIS WORKS PRETTY WELL FOR THEM TO REACH INTO …