A clue in documents filed with the city of Cleveland has fuelled speculation that online retail giant Amazon will expand its Northeast Ohio footprint by building a new facility within the city limits.
The clue came in filings for a commercial permit the architectural firm Richard Bowen + Associates entered June 4 with the Cleveland Planning Commission for a new building on Heidtman Parkway, off Interstate 77 in the city’s Industrial Valley near the ArcelorMittal steel mill.
Located in the margins of one of the documents is the word “Amazon,” which appears to be part of the name of a computer file. However, the documents give no other clues as to who will occupy the new 112,000-sqare-foot building. Filings only refer to it as a “distribution centre.”
A spokesman for the Seattle-based company said in an email that “we have a longstanding practice of not commenting on rumours or speculation.” Bowen’s marketing director did not respond to a request for comment.
City Councilman Tony Brancatelli, whose ward includes the site in question, said Bowen contacted him to inquire about the sites but that they did not tell him what company was interested in its use. However, “there’s not too many 40-acre sites in Cleveland, that’s for sure,” Brancatelli said.
The plans Bowen submitted to the city include parking for more than 200 associates, a sign that the owner of the site could employ hundreds of residents. It also includes for more than 5,500 vans and to unload eight truck trailers.
The land is part of the Cuyahoga Valley Industrial Center and is owned by the Greater Cleveland Community Improvement Corp., a nonprofit that creates public-private partnerships for land development in the city. Allegro Real Estate Brokers & Advisors has marketed the property for the nonprofit. Its managing director did not immediately respond to a voicemail.
Amazon company has expanded its footprint in Northeast Ohio in recent years, opening up fulfilment and sorting facilities in Euclid and North Randall.
The company also announced plans in July to build a new facility in Akron, on the former Rolling Acres mall site.
Amazon announces Amazon Small Business Academy
Amazon Small Business Academy to help thousands of entrepreneurs gain digital strategy and brand building skills to make their ambitions reality, through free in-person seminar events and live webinars, as well as community college classes across the country
The Amazon Small Business Academy program also includes a grant to the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) to help fund curriculum development and instruction of digital business courses in community college classrooms around the country.
The classes will cover the fundamentals of online business strategies, marketing, merchandising, inventory management, and more. The curriculum will provide sixteen hours of beginner, intermediate and advanced content, created in collaboration with NACCE and the program’s lead schools: Lorain County Community College in Elyria near Cleveland, Ohio.
Classes will begin in February 2020 at the lead schools, as well as Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Mass.; State Center Community College District in partnership with Fresno City College, in Fresno, Calif.; Houston Community College in Houston, Texas; and Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood.
Amazon to open 3 new delivery stations in Cleveland, Glenwillow, Bedford Heights
CLEVELAND — Your orders from Amazon might soon reach your doorstep a little quicker after Amazon Logistics announced it will be opening three new delivery stations in the Cleveland-area.
The new stations—which will be located in Cleveland, Glenwillow and Bedford Heights—will power the company’s last-mile delivery capabilities in the area, speeding up deliveries for Cleveland-area customers.
In addition to quicker deliveries, the new stations are expected to create hundreds of full-time and part-time jobs. Amazon pays a minimum of $15 per hour and offers benefit packages to employees starting on their first day, including health, vision, dental, 401(k), and paid parental leave.
“The investment that Amazon is making in the City of Cleveland speaks to our growing appeal to industry of all types and businesses of all sizes,” said Mayor Frank G. Jackson. “The new jobs to be created by these new stations are a welcome investment in our local economy.”
The delivery stations will be located at the following addresses:
43500 Victory Parkway, Glenwillow, OH 44139
24800 Miles Road, Bedford Heights, OH 44146
10801 Madison AVE, Cleveland, OH 44102
Amazon expects the three new delivery stations to open this year ( 2020 )
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