There may soon be an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Redding. During closed session Tuesday evening, the city council will discuss price and terms to sell property in the Stillwater Business Park to Amazon. The set of ready-to-build lots off Airport Road were established in 2010 when the economy wasn’t ready for them and they’ve been filling slowly since sitting vacant for several years. Other tenants who have moved in, are under construction or have purchased property at Stillwater include Pace Engineering, Cal-Fire, and Pepsi/Frito-Lay. Amazon is apparently in the process of closing distribution centers in Yolo County and Irvine. It’s not known how many people would be employed at the Redding center. The facility in Orland employs hundreds.
-Steve Gibson