Amazon closes another major facility, nearly 500 workers affected

Amazon is expanding its logistics business, accelerating transportation speeds, and generating stronger profits.

But maturation does not mean each Amazon warehouse oregon occupation remains safe.

A recently filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) announcement shows that Amazon plans to unopen down different Florida facility, affecting astir 500 employees. 

The closure follows a abstracted Amazon installation shutdown successful the authorities that affected much than 600 workers.

Together, the 2 notices amusement however Amazon is adjusting its tremendous fulfillment web adjacent arsenic the institution handles much orders, delivers products faster, and opens its logistics infrastructure to extracurricular businesses.

Amazon closes Port St. Lucie facility, cuts 494 jobs

Amazon, the e-commerce giant, volition unopen down operations astatine its PBI3 installation astatine 7600 LTC Parkway successful Port St. Lucie, Florida, effectual Sept. 17, according to a WARN announcement reviewed by TheStreet.

The closure is expected to impact astir 494 employees, with separations taking spot connected Sept. 17 and Dec. 17. 

Amazon said the layoffs are expected to beryllium permanent.

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However, employees who judge different presumption wrong Amazon earlier the separation day volition not beryllium laid disconnected arsenic portion of the closure.

The institution said affected workers would person accusation regarding benefits and, wherever applicable, severance. 

Most of the affected workers are fulfillment-center associates, with the announcement listing 466 employees successful the FC Associate I role.

Amazon's latest closure adds to Florida's increasing layoffs.Alexander Farnsworth / Getty Images

Amazon's Florida closures impact much than 1,100 workers

This is not the archetypal closure for Florida.

The Port St. Lucie closure follows Amazon's determination to unopen down its TMB8 installation successful Homestead, Florida.

In April, that installation ended operations effectual July 2 with separations scheduled done Sept. 30. The closure affected astir 616 employees. 

The largest affected radical astatine the Homestead tract consisted of 506 FC Associate I employees. The cuts besides affected managers, proscription associates, information employees, aesculapian representatives, and quality resources workers.

Combined, the Port St. Lucie and Homestead closures impact astir 1,110 Amazon employees successful Florida.

Both notices usage akin language. Amazon described the separations arsenic imperishable but said workers who unafraid interior transfers earlier their scheduled termination dates volition not suffer their jobs due to the fact that of the shutdowns.