In its most definitive statements regarding the opening date of its $40 million center in Slidell, Amazon says it plans to begin hiring this weekend with an anticipated opening sometime in the fall.

"We're currently ramping up to open the facility sometime this fall with hiring slated to begin this weekend," the company said in a statement Thursday.

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Allie Payne, an Amazon communications employee, said facilities such as the one in Slidell , which the company calls delivery stations, generally employ between 100 and 200 people, not including delivery drivers. An Amazon spokesperson had previously said the company generally ramps up hiri

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