(Part III in a series looking at the labor shortage in Allen County.)
by RICK DANLEY // December 10, 2014
COFFEYVILLE — In 1999, Amazon.com opened its largest distribution center to date on an industrial access road just north of Coffeyville. It quickly became the city’s largest employer.
But in late September of this year the company announced that the facility will close its doors.
The move, which will be finalized in February, will affect about 650 current Amazon employees as well as the many temporary workers the company….
Originally published in the Iola Register as “Plant closings big blow to SEK workforce” on December 10, 2014.
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