BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Blount Partnership said Thursday that they were working with Amazon to start the hiring process for their new Alcoa facility.
The 634,000-square-foot building is expected to be a distribution center, located on part of the old Pine Lakes Golf Course off Station Road. It was originally slated to open in May 2022, but Amazon delayed the timeline to a June 2023 opening.
The hiring process is expected to begin sometime during early summer, according to the Blount Partnership. They said that it would likely start sometime from late May to early June.
They also said Thursday that the facility was still on track to open later in 2023. Workers at the plant will pack and ship items such as books, electronics and consumer goods.
Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell previously said that the project represented a $200 million investment by Amazon. Records from when the project was originally planned said that the facility would hire around 750 people with an annual payroll of $23.4 million. It also said around 200 trucks would use the facility each day.