Amazon will soon be establishing itself in B.C. 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ but this has nothing to do with the company91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s current search for new headquarters.
While that news has yet to be released, it has been made public that the online retail giant has snatched up 50,000 square-feet of office space at a new building in Vancouver.
This expansion by Amazon is expected to create another 1,000 new tech jobs in the province by 2020, when Oxford Properties is finished.
The e-commerce company already has 500 employees working at its fulfillment centres in Delta and New Westminster, as well as its subsidiary Abebooks.com, based in Victoria.
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In an announcement from Vancouver Friday morning, Premier John Horgan welcomed the business plan as one that will grow a 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœstrong, sustainable economy.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ
Amazon put out a call in September for cities to bid on what its calling a second headquarters, where the company plans to invest up to US$5 billion.
In September, Horgan announced the province would be backing a joint bid involving Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.
More to come.