Amazon buys Pasco industrial park, will invest $150 million in new facility

The Seattle-based retailer plans a 517,000-square-foot robotic sorting center

By Louis Llovio
| 11:55 a.m. January 25, 2022
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Courtesy: Site of Amazon's planned robotic sorting center in Pasco County.

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PASCO COUNTY — Amazon has acquired Eagle Industrial Park in Pasco County and will invest $150 million to build a 517,220-square-foot robotic sortation center that will employ 500.

The Seattle-based online retail behemoth considers the robotic sorting stations as middle-mile facilities. These are facilities where products from vendors and fulfilment center are separated and sent out to other centers or third parties for final delivery.