AMZN - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/amzn/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:42:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 AMZN - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/amzn/ 32 32 103504436 Amazon to open another last-mile delivery station in Galveston County https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-to-open-another-last-mile-delivery-station-in-galveston-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-to-open-another-last-mile-delivery-station-in-galveston-county Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:42:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=52fd051c00b5999817e13d46b5d9d8e5 Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) plans to open another last-mile delivery station in Galveston County next year.

The 180,000-square-foot facility will be at 2455 Tuscan Lakes Blvd. in League City, the city announced June 28. The announcement did not in...

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]]> 137746 Amazon leads Houston in executing industrial leases, Transwestern report says https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-leads-houston-in-executing-industrial-leases-transwestern-report-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-leads-houston-in-executing-industrial-leases-transwestern-report-says Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:41:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=165cf4c47845975a9316308f667d47ea Over the past 24 months, Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has accounted for 12% of all new industrial leasing activity in the Houston area, according to Houston-based Transwestern’s latest Trendlines report.

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]]> 125054 Toys R Us closes its only 2 U.S. stores in Houston and New Jersey https://houstonnewmedia.org/toys-r-us-closes-its-only-2-u-s-stores-in-houston-and-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toys-r-us-closes-its-only-2-u-s-stores-in-houston-and-new-jersey Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:59:59 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9a25b97a99da1dd953b95c5f1e11fd7b Toys R Us has closed all of its U.S. stores again — all two of them.

The store in Houston's Galleria mall closed Jan. 15, and the other in Paramus, New Jersey, closed a few days later, the Associated Press reports. Parent company Tru Kids still operat...

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]]> 107157 Amazon aims to hire 2,800 in Houston for seasonal positions https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-aims-to-hire-2800-in-houston-for-seasonal-positions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-aims-to-hire-2800-in-houston-for-seasonal-positions Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:58:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=718ac7928c2ddb30f5edba35b8925d2c The world’s largest e-commerce company is ramping up for the holidays with a big hiring push.

Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) plans to hire over 10,000 seasonal roles in Texas, including 2,800 in the Houston area, according to a spokespe...

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]]> 85417 Amazon opens new sort center in Houston area, adding 3,000 jobs ahead of Prime Day https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-opens-new-sort-center-in-houston-area-adding-3000-jobs-ahead-of-prime-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-opens-new-sort-center-in-houston-area-adding-3000-jobs-ahead-of-prime-day Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:49:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3d3bee2f0f81db7f941f06b0082dc12c Seattle-based retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has opened another Houston-area facility just in time for its annual Prime Day shopping event.

The new 805,601-square-foot sort center opened this month at 22525 Clay Road near the Grand Parkw...

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]]> 81576 Retail roundup: First local Amazon 4-Star store coming; AMC reopening https://houstonnewmedia.org/retail-roundup-first-local-amazon-4-star-store-coming-amc-reopening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retail-roundup-first-local-amazon-4-star-store-coming-amc-reopening Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:33:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0f28cd8c5ebedb2cd00ee152068c75ba National and homegrown retail is picking up in the Houston area. One of the biggest names in retail, the world's largest movie theater chain, a popular chicken-focused duo and a Dallas-based salon suites company are all opening or reopening locations.
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]]> 66971 Transwestern sells Amazon distribution facility in West Ten Business Park to Stonelake Capital Partners https://houstonnewmedia.org/transwestern-sells-amazon-distribution-facility-in-west-ten-business-park-to-stonelake-capital-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transwestern-sells-amazon-distribution-facility-in-west-ten-business-park-to-stonelake-capital-partners Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:28:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=50c1160171bbafa39271f0f5faa15a33 A 238,000-square-foot “last mile” distribution center in Katy that is fully leased by Amazon has traded hands.

Houston-based Transwestern Development Co. announced July 13 that it sold the final phase of West Ten Business Park to Austin-based Stonelak...

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]]> 59315 Amazon puts $2B toward fighting climate change as it reports its own growing carbon footprint https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-puts-2b-toward-fighting-climate-change-as-it-reports-its-own-growing-carbon-footprint/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-puts-2b-toward-fighting-climate-change-as-it-reports-its-own-growing-carbon-footprint Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:49:31 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ecf00bc7c62ace2f9b2f5f288ca903a8 Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) hopes the world can innovate its way out of climate change, and it will throw some serious cash at the problem to that end, the company said June 23.

The company will drop $2 billion into a "Climate Pledge Fund," which w...

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]]> 55065 Amazon to add 1,000 jobs in Houston area with new fulfillment center https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-to-add-1000-jobs-in-houston-area-with-new-fulfillment-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-to-add-1000-jobs-in-houston-area-with-new-fulfillment-center Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:45:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4ac3d906ba172238db829b9af1fd04b0 Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is building another 850,000-square-foot fulfillment center in the Houston area.

Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. is the developer for the project, which is being built on 93.5 acres at 10507 Harlem Road in Richmond in Fort...

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]]> 53409 Amazon nears hiring goal, plans to postpone Prime Day https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-nears-hiring-goal-plans-to-postpone-prime-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-nears-hiring-goal-plans-to-postpone-prime-day Tue, 07 Apr 2020 02:24:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a4ecdcd072df00edc89eea3679dafda1 Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has reached 80 percent of its hiring goal nationwide — and surpassed three-quarters of its Texas goal — but the company might have to postpone one of its busiest shopping events of the year.

Amazon announc...

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]]> 33231 Amazon’s 100,000-person hiring effort will bring nearly 6,000 jobs to Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazons-100000-person-hiring-effort-will-bring-nearly-6000-jobs-to-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazons-100000-person-hiring-effort-will-bring-nearly-6000-jobs-to-texas Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:29:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=837d613bb8705c051c9eb6bb0fa0c605 Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is ramping up hiring — which will mean thousands of jobs for Texas.

The massive online retailer is plans to add 100,000 jobs — and 5,900 are slated for the Lone Star State, a spokesperson for the company sa...

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]]> 27014 Amazon contract cancellations lead to layoffs in Houston, elsewhere https://houstonnewmedia.org/amazon-contract-cancellations-lead-to-layoffs-in-houston-elsewhere/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-contract-cancellations-lead-to-layoffs-in-houston-elsewhere Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:58:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=507deb203643952210735d3e5a890fed Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has canceled contracts with a few delivery companies across the country, including one with a Houston presence.

RCX Logistics, which does business as Railcrew Xpress, informed the Texas Workforce Commission...

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]]> 19866 Year in Review: Building Houston’s tech ecosystem https://houstonnewmedia.org/year-in-review-building-houstons-tech-ecosystem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=year-in-review-building-houstons-tech-ecosystem Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3f74cdd70f717fe34efcf3d6cca9377c In January 2018, Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) released its list of 20 finalist cities for its highly publicized second headquarters — and Houston didn't make the cut. The snub was a wake-up call for many of Houston's leaders — one of th...

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