TYLER, Texas (KETK) - Amazon has opened its first fulfillment center in East Texas, just in time for the upcoming busy holiday delivery season. The building sits on 30-acres of land and has a 140,000-square feet floor plan. It'll be the last stop for packages heading to your doorstep.

President of the Tyler Economic Development Scott Martinez has been with this project since it was just a daydream.

"Seeing this project come to life and in a timeframe that was just so quick, this whole construction was less than 12 months," Martinez said. "It's almost like seeing a child born and start growing. So it's been very fulfilling."

Monday's ribbon cutting on the new Tyler facility was attended by several local officials including Tyler mayor Don Warren, State Rep. Cole Hefner and State Senator

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