E-commerce giant Amazon announced Friday that it is seeking to hire about 1,000 seasonal workers in the Spokane area to help with the expected sales push during the holidays.

“Amazon is creating 250,000 seasonal positions nationwide for the upcoming holiday season, including 5,500 jobs here in Washington,” Amazon spokesperson Farah Jad said in a news release. “These roles offer flexible scheduling options with an average wage of more than $19 per hour.”

Amazon currently operates a massive West Plains fulfillment center , called GEG1, near Spokane International Airport. That facility at 10010 W. Geiger Blvd., and employs several hundred workers.

After it opened 2020, Amazon confirmed a year later that it would open a 1.3 million-square-foot facility in Spokane Valley .

That fulfillm

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