Amazon will buy and outfit a 585,000-square-foot building in Greenwood to produce components for its fulfillment and robotics networks across North America. The facility is slated to open in 2028 and add a mix of production and engineering roles.
Amazon will invest more than $100 million to purchase and equip a 585,000-square-foot facility in Greenwood, Indiana, with an expected opening in 2028.
The site is expected to create 300 manufacturing and engineering jobs by the end of 2028, with average pay near $100,000 annually.
Manufacturing work will include fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating, and assembly using robotics and computer systems.
# What happened Amazon announced plans to invest more than $100 million to convert an existing 585,000-square-foot building in Greenwood, Indiana, into a manufacturing facility. The company expects the plant to open in 2028 and to create about 300 manufacturing and engineering jobs by the end of that year.
# What the facility will do Amazon's fulfillment network and its robotics teams across North America. Amazon has not named the specific products the site will produce, but it described the manufacturing scope as including:
# Why Greenwood Amazon cited Greenwood's available manufacturing workforce and the location's fit within Amazon's distribution network when choosing the site. Indiana officials said products built at Greenwood could be shipped to Amazon operations across North America.
# How this fits into Amazon's broader U.S. manufacturing footprint This announcement follows Amazon's earlier plans for a robotics manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. Amazon also produces robots at facilities in Massachusetts and says it has manufactured more than 1 million robots in the United States. In Indiana specifically, Amazon already operates fulfillment centers, sortation centers, delivery stations, and other operations and reports more than $40 billion invested in the state since its first facility opened there in 2008.
# Timing and next steps Amazon's near-term steps are to purchase and equip the Greenwood building, then begin hiring for the planned 2028 opening. The company has not provided a more specific start date for construction, equipment installation, or the hiring timeline beyond the 2028 target.
# What to watch next
# Bottom line Amazon plans a substantial manufacturing investment in Greenwood that combines traditional metal and assembly work with automation. The company projects 300 new jobs with average pay near $100,000 and positions the plant as a supplier to its North American fulfillment and robotics operations. The project advances Amazon's existing manufacturing and robotics activity in the U.S. while adding a production node to its Indiana footprint.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Amazon is expanding its reach in Central Indiana. On Thursday, the company, along with the office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, announced that Amazon will have a new $100 million manufacturing facility in Greenwood. A news release states that the facility is expected to create 300 manufacturing and engine
The facility is expected to create 300 manufacturing and engineering jobs by the end of 2028.
Just after announcing another 1 million square foot fulfillment center off Interstate 65 in Crown Point, the ecommerce giant Amazon continues to grow its footprint in Indiana.
The new facility will produce products that power Amazon's fulfillment and robotics network across North America. The post Amazon to invest $100M in new Indiana manufacturing facility appeared first on The Robot Report .
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