Amazon plans new $100M manufacturing facility in Central Texas
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An Amazon shipping warehouse on April 28, 2021 in Brandenburg, Kiekebusch. The world's largest online retailer is preparing to build a new $100 million facility in Central Texas. Amazon recently set plans for "Project Toaster," a massive multi-billion-dollar manufacturing site slated for Austin. "Project Toaster" will be located at 475 Patton Ave., Austin, TX 78742, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing registered on Monday, October 19. Details on this new project come just two months after Amazon first announced plans for its latest big investment to the Lone Star State. In August, Amazon said in a release that this development was part of the company's broader long-term commitment to Texas, where it has invested more than $100 billion since 2010. This advanced robotics manufacturing facility will create 300 to 500 high-paying jobs in manufacturing and engineering designed to produce the robotics systems that work alongside Amazon's employees to handle repetitive tasks and heavy lifting, per the company. The scope of work for the project includes the new construction of a 1.2 million-square-foot building comprised of four areas: office, factory, casting and utility plant, according to the TDLR. Construction on the core and shell of the facility is expected to begin on November 16 and is tentatively...
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