Westmoreland officials hopeful Amazon warehouse portends future growth

By Rich Cholodofsky
Trib Total Media
Amazon’s plans to open a massive warehouse in New Stanton may be just the first step in a wave of economic development, Westmoreland officials said Wednesday.
Amazon confirmed Tuesday it will occupy a 1 million square foot warehouse in what has become an industrial hub for the county near the intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 70.
The $120 million warehouse with the blue stripes on the exterior will be operated by Amazon, company spokesman Sam Fisher said Tuesday. Amazon signage will be visible at the site in the near future, he said.
The warehouse, located above Glenn Fox Road, could create about 600 jobs, according to Matt Virgin, senior vice president for SunCap Property Group LLC of Charlotte, N.C., the site developer.
Virgin had told New Stanton officials in December that the project could be completed by the end of this year.

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