Business & Tech

Amazon Opening Boston-Area Delivery Station At Old Candy Site

The site is expected to create hundreds of jobs in the area.

Amazon is opening a distribution center at the former Necco site.
Amazon is opening a distribution center at the former Necco site. (Tony Schinella/ Patch)

REVERE, MA — Amazon will open a new Massachusetts Delivery Station at the site of the former Necco plant in Revere. Mayor Brian Arrigo said Thursday said the site will undergo tens of millions of dollars in renovations and create hundreds of full- and part-time jobs in the area.

Amazon uses delivery stations to support its growing number of customer orders. The centers allow independent contractors to build their own businesses delivering Amazon packages and schedule deliveries for Amazon Flex.

"This is a leap into Revere's future as a strong, modernized and prosperous city," Arrigo said in a statement. "Amazon’s investment in our community will invigorate the local economy and promote Revere as a place where prominent, innovation-driven businesses are welcome and can thrive."

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Necco, known for its Sweethearts candy and Necco wafers, abruptly shut down in July 2018. The company was sold to Round Hill Investments LLC, and its equipment and brands were auctioned off.

An opening date for Amazon's distribution center has not been announced.

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