Why Amazon chose North Pekin for a distribution center in Illinois – The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale)

The Amazon fulfillment center — the last stop before delivery for online orders — is expected to employ between 250 and 500 people and open in 2022. Neither the city nor the county offered incentives, and the site doesn't fall within a tax-increment financing district or an enterprise zone.

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