Amazon fulfillment center - Papillion

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:26 am

Aerial's from Friday:

Post by **BRoss** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:33 am

Thanks for the update Brad!

It does look like it's four floors.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:00 pm

Man, that is huge..

Thanks for the photo update Brad...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

mgoett · Post by **mgoett** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:30 pm

Glad that is up. Glad for the jobs.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:02 pm

Driving by there yesterday on the way to work. That top to bottom opening that you can see in Brad's pic is still there (on West side facing Highway 50), it does look like 4 floors when drive by. This is based on how the lights are on the inside when you drive by. They seem to be always on.

Greg

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:50 pm

When is this thing supposed to begin operations?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:14 pm

ChadJK wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 4:50 pm When is this thing supposed to begin operations?

The Lincoln Journal Star article quoted in this thread when it was started- from 10/27/20- Stated the center “will open sometime next year”.. So presumably, sometime later this year..

Perhaps someone has additional intel on this he/she could share…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:51 pm

I know a guy who is working there for the major electrical contractor. He tells me he will be there until Late Spet / Early October. That will not mean it is done but it does hint at a late in the year opening

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:07 am

This is a interesting story on last Sunday’s CBS Sunday Morning about robots used in Amazon Fulfillment Centers

GrandpaaSmucker · Post by **GrandpaaSmucker** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:50 pm

View of the new Amazon building from the North looking South on June 29th 2021. The only building in the area close to this big that I can think of is the old Martin Bomber Plant at Offutt Air Force Base.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:37 pm

GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:50 pm View of the new Amazon building from the North looking South on June 29th 2021. The only building in the area close to this big that I can think of is the old Martin Bomber Plant at Offutt Air Force Base.

Thanks for posting this pic

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:10 am

How do these buildings compare in size to the UP HQs downtown. I think that is 1.3 million sq ft.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:24 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:10 am How do these buildings compare in size to the UP HQs downtown. I think that is 1.3 million sq ft.

I believe its 700,000 x 4 floors for a total of 2.8 Million sq ft.

EastCB · Post by **EastCB** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:16 pm

The Google South building in Council Bluffs has 2,830,519 square feet.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:00 am

In this article on the new center announced for CB it says this:

"The Council Bluffs facility will be the company’s seventh in Iowa. Amazon also announced Wednesday that it would build a 2.9-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Davenport.

Amazon is building a 700,000-square-foot distribution center on 94 acres in Sarpy County. The facility is to employ 1,000 full-timers, who will work alongside robots."

Is the new one in Davenport really going to be that big? That's more than 4 x's the size of the one in Sarpy.

Full link:

https://omaha.com/business/local/amazon ... d6fde.html

Greg

JDJase · Post by **JDJase** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:11 am

Greg S wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:00 am In this article on the new center announced for CB it says this:

"The Council Bluffs facility will be the company’s seventh in Iowa. Amazon also announced Wednesday that it would build a 2.9-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Davenport.

Amazon is building a 700,000-square-foot distribution center on 94 acres in Sarpy County. The facility is to employ 1,000 full-timers, who will work alongside robots."

Is the new one in Davenport really going to be that big? That's more than 4 x's the size of the one in Sarpy.

Full link:

https://omaha.com/business/local/amazon ... d6fde.html

Greg

My quick google of other news stories from yesterday and today all say the Davenport facility will be 640,000 sq ft. The closest number I could find to "2.9 million" is that the city is putting in $3.9 million in infrastructure improvements. Pretty sure this is just more shoddy OWH work.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:41 pm

Yep, I also found 640,000 sq ft. I wonder if it is going to be like the Papillion one and include that much space on each floor.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:57 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:41 pm Yep, I also found 640,000 sq ft. I wonder if it is going to be like the Papillion one and include that much space on each floor.

That would make sense. As stated earlier, poor job on this by the OWH.

Greg

Post by **BRoss** » Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:44 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:41 pm Yep, I also found 640,000 sq ft. I wonder if it is going to be like the Papillion one and include that much space on each floor.

I was wondering that too when I saw that. I didn't think there was any way they would build something much more massive there when Sarpy's is already a beast.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:49 pm

nebugeater wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:51 pm I know a guy who is working there for the major electrical contractor. He tells me he will be there until Late Spet / Early October. That will not mean it is done but it does hint at a late in the year opening

Anyone heard a firm opening date for the Papillion Amazon Fulfillment Center?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:23 pm

I don't know about the opening date, but I drove by last weekend and there were quite a few trailers in the loading docks.

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:08 pm

ChadJK wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:49 pm
nebugeater wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:51 pm I know a guy who is working there for the major electrical contractor. He tells me he will be there until Late Spet / Early October. That will not mean it is done but it does hint at a late in the year opening
Anyone heard a firm opening date for the Papillion Amazon Fulfillment Center?

I know that the guy I know that was working electrical there has been on to another job for about three weeks now. The Only thing that means is it has to be getting close.

Does anyone know someone that has been hired for there?

cliff81 · Post by **cliff81** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm

i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am

cliff81 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors

Do you know the opening date?

S.O.Boy · Post by **S.O.Boy** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:59 am

nebugeater wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:08 pm
ChadJK wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:49 pm
nebugeater wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:51 pm I know a guy who is working there for the major electrical contractor. He tells me he will be there until Late Spet / Early October. That will not mean it is done but it does hint at a late in the year opening
Anyone heard a firm opening date for the Papillion Amazon Fulfillment Center?
I know that the guy I know that was working electrical there has been on to another job for about three weeks now. The Only thing that means is it has to be getting close.

Does anyone know someone that has been hired for there?

I heard commercial for hiring on radio today.

cliff81 · Post by **cliff81** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:25 pm

Greg S wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am
cliff81 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors
Do you know the opening date?

from what i hear, march 2023

cliff81 · Post by **cliff81** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:30 pm

cliff81 wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:25 pm
Greg S wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am
cliff81 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors
Do you know the opening date?
from what i hear, march 2022

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:39 am

cliff81 wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:25 pm
Greg S wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am
cliff81 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors
Do you know the opening date?
from what i hear, march 2023

So a year and a half out? Not likely

cliff81 · Post by **cliff81** » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:24 am

nebugeater wrote: Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:39 am
cliff81 wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:25 pm
Greg S wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am
cliff81 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 pm i have been working in the building since march, i was there today, the building is 2.8 million sf throughout 4 floors
Do you know the opening date?
im sorry, i meant this coming march

So a year and a half out? Not likely

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:31 am

Anybody hear anything lately on an opening date?

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:22 am

I keep expecting to drive by and see hundreds of cars in their parking lot, but, apparently, not yet. I suppose they have to slowly ramp up. Start receiving and stocking inventory, train staff, work the kinks out of all of their new systems, and so on. So, it's not like they were going to open on a Monday and be operating at 100% by Tuesday. Still, I do wish someone in the know would leak a recent timeline projection...

Mjs5050ss · Post by **Mjs5050ss** » Thu May 05, 2022 8:59 am

Anyone know if there is an update on the Amazon Fulfillment Center on 72nd and State? The building looks like it has been completed for months, but it seems like there is never a car in the parking lot.

A source at a steel company says they were told to stand down on any current Amazon projects as Amazon is halting all construction for the time being.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu May 05, 2022 9:13 am

Mjs5050ss wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 8:59 am Anyone know if there is an update on the Amazon Fulfillment Center on 72nd and State? The building looks like it has been completed for months, but it seems like there is never a car in the parking lot.

A source at Drake-Williams Steel says they were told to stand down on any current Amazon projects as Amazon is halting all construction for the time being.

Is the one on 370 operating? I drive by it daily on my way home from work and never see trucks or any sort of activity. I also haven't really heard or seen any advertising for help.

Greg

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu May 05, 2022 9:58 am

Greg S wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 9:13 am
Mjs5050ss wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 8:59 am Anyone know if there is an update on the Amazon Fulfillment Center on 72nd and State? The building looks like it has been completed for months, but it seems like there is never a car in the parking lot.

A source at Drake-Williams Steel says they were told to stand down on any current Amazon projects as Amazon is halting all construction for the time being.

Is the one on 370 operating? I drive by it daily on my way home from work and never see trucks or any sort of activity. I also haven't really heard or seen any advertising for help.

Greg

When I drove by on Tue or maybe Wed there were a few ( very fed) Amazon trucks in the back area by the docs but the Jerzy barriers were still in place in the main drive where the trucks will come in and out through security.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu May 05, 2022 10:02 am

I know Amazon reported their first quarterly loss in 7 years to the tune of about $3.8B. So, perhaps they're taking a step back and pausing on a lot of stuff. Also, unemployment in Nebraska is crazy low, so coming up with 1,000 (or whatever they projected) fulfillment center employees is not going to be an easy task.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu May 05, 2022 10:36 am

ChadJK wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 10:02 am I know Amazon reported their first quarterly loss in 7 years to the tune of about $3.8B. So, perhaps they're taking a step back and pausing on a lot of stuff. Also, unemployment in Nebraska is crazy low, so coming up with 1,000 (or whatever they projected) fulfillment center employees is not going to be an easy task.

Yeah you are spot on in that assessment I believe. I've been in HR and recruiting for more than 20 years, and when I heard they were going to hire 1k I thought it would be an incredible challenge for them, and others recruiting for similar types in the workforce. Adding pressure to an already high pressure time in recruiting. Fortunately in Omaha area I am not looking in that space. Only time close to this was very late 90's.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 19, 2022 4:07 pm

This afternoon it looked like there were more cars in the parking lot than I’ve seen in the past. Still doesn’t seem like it’s very full.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Fri May 20, 2022 11:13 am

I would assume once they get near opening it would be a pretty public recruiting effort. I haven't seen anything like that yet.

Greg

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:55 pm

Anybody know what they are building south of this? Is it Amazon or something else. It's directly south of Amazon on 370 and they are moving a bunch of dirt.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:14 pm

Greg S wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:55 pm Anybody know what they are building south of this? Is it Amazon or something else. It's directly south of Amazon on 370 and they are moving a bunch of dirt.

South across 370 was going to be Metro Community College. Haven't seen if that has started.

To the East is Black Elk Industrial Park. Moving a lot of dirt there.