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Amazon hoping to hire 1,000 employees at new Henderson facility

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Amazon hoping to hire 1,000 employees at new Henderson facility
Amazon hoping to hire 1,000 employees at new Henderson facility

Amazon is hoping to hire at least a thousand employees to work at its new cross-dock facility in Henderson, receiving large shipments of inventory before breaking it down and shipping it out to fulfillment centers in the Amazon network.

IMPROVED SLIGHTLY IN THE MONTHOF MAY -- BUT AT 25 POINT 3PERCENT-- IT'S STILL AMONG THEHIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INTHE NATION.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR ROSSDIMATTEI JOINS US LIVE IN THEFOR MOST OF US -- AMAZON ISTHE WEBSITE WE GO TO TO BUYPRETTY MUCH ANYTHING -- ANDTHEN TWO DAYS LATER IT'SDROPPED OFF ON OUR DOORSTEP.BUT SOON -- THE COMPANY COULDBRING A BIG BOOST TO SOUTHERNNEVADA'S ECONOMY -- BY HIRING ATHOUSAND EMPLOYEES TO WORK ATITS NEW FACILITY IN HENDERSON.SOT: 7:47-:55 THIS HENDERSONFACILITY WILL OPEN THIS MONTH.WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO GETLEAST A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES TOWORK AT ITS NEW CROSS DOCKFACILITY -- RECEIVING LARGESHIPMENTS OF INVENTORY --BEFORE BREAKING THEM DOWN ANDSHIPPING THEM OUT TOFULFILLMENT CENTERS IN THEAMAZON NETWORK.SOT: 2:30-:43 IT'S REALLYIMPORTANT BECAUSE THE PRODUCTSARE THEN ABLE TO BE INFULFILLMENT CENTERS THAT ARECLOSE TO THE COMMUNITIES WHEREOUR CUSTOMERS ARE.IT INCREASES OUR SHIPPING SPEEDAND GETS THOSE PRODUCTS TO OURCUSTOMERS DOOR STEPS EVENFASTER ALL OF THESE JOBS AREFULL-TIME AND PAY AT LEAST $15PROGRAM IN WHICH AMAZON WILLPRE-PAY UP TO 95 PERCENT OFYOUR TUITION AND FEES -- SO YOUCAN STUDY AND TRAIN FOR ADIFFERENT JOB IN AN IN-DEMANDFIELD.SOT: 6:48-:06 SOMEBODY WHO ISMAY BE INTERESTED IN THEHEALTHCARE FIELD, THEY CAN GOTO SCHOOL AND AMAZON WILLPRE-PAY THAT 95% TO GET THEIRASSOCIATES DEGREE ORCERTIFICATION.CDL IS ALSO A REALLY POPULARCLASS THAT PEOPLE TAKE AND THEYARE CERTIFIED TO BE TRUCKDRIVERS, FOR EXAMPLE.AND WHILE THAT IS CAUSE FORCONCERN -- THE COMPANY ISASSURING NEW HIRES IT'SSPENDING MORE THAN $800 MILLIONDOLLARS -- STEPPING UPSANITATION ANDPUTTING NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS INPLACE.SOT: 5:01-:22ANYONE THAT'S WALKING INTO OURBUILDINGS HAS THEIR TEMPERATURECHECKED.THEY RECEIVE A MASK IF THEYDON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE.AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO REQUIREDTO COMPLY WITH ALL OF OURSOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.WE ALSO HAVE ENHANCED CLEANING.WE HAVE STATIONS THAT WE SET UPTHROUGHOUT THE BUILDING FORHANDWASHINGTHE ONLY REQUIREMENTS TO APPLYARE -- YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST18 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THEEQUIVALENT.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INAPPLYING OR LEARNING MORE --WE'RE GOING TO POST A LINK TOTHESE JOB LISTINGS ON OURWEBSITE -- ATKTNV-DOT-COM-SLASH-REBOUND.LIVE IN THE STUDIO, RD, 13ACTION NEWS.THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES ARE

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