Ceremony to mark 1st anniversary of Amazon fulfillment center opening

It has been one year since the Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Center opened its doors in Montgomery County.

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Lt. Governor Jon Husted will attend a special ceremony this morning in Union. We will be there and have the latest today on News Center 7 at 5 and 6.

As News Center 7 previously reported, Amazon opened its robotic fulfillment center in Union last August.

It is home to about 2,000 workers.

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They pick, pack, and ship smaller customer items like books, electronics, and toys.

We will update this story.

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