WKRC-TV 12 / via Cincinnati Business Courier / October 12, 2021CINCINNATI ([Cincinnati Business Courier](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/10/12/cvg-unveils-new-175-million-facility.html "https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/10/12/cvg-unveils-new-175-million-facility.html")) - Decades ago, thousands of people flew out of Terminals 1 and 2 at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in its former life as a Delta Air Lines hub.Now, those facilities have been demolished and replaced by a massive, five-story, $175 million consolidated rental car facility that will allow passengers to walk from the terminal to their rental car without taking a bus. The facility will open to customers on Oct. 20.The facility also has room for an expanded ticketing area to ease congestion in the existing check-in area. Existing airlines could move there and/or new airlines could come in.[STORY WITH PICTURE HERE](https://local12.com/news/local/cvg-unveils-massive-175-million-car-rental-facility-covington-cincinnati-international-airport-vehicle-business-courier)

MarketWatch / Jon Swartz/ October 5, 2021Hebron, Ky., is a peculiar spot as ground zero for the technology sector’s latest push in America’s heartland, but Amazon Air, the e-commerce giant’s 5-year-old cargo airline, is operating a 800,000-square-foot sorting center here.The [$1.5 billion air hub](https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-air-launches-state-art-air-cargo-hub-northern-kentucky), occupying 600 acres along the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport’s (CVG) southern boundary, will eventually handle enough goods to fill 75 to 100 flights a day within a few years, Brian Cobb, chief innovation officer at CVG, says. Amazon said it doesn’t discuss future plans, only that the facility will create more than 2,000 jobs and operate 12 daily flights by the end of this year.“This hub is going to let us to get packages to customers faster,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said during the groundbreaking ceremony at CVG in May 2019. “That’s a big deal.”“The airport is one of the best startup labs in the country,” Pete Blackshaw, chief executive of Cintrifuse, a startup and entrepreneur organization, told MarketWatch. “It is redefining \[Cincinnati\] as a great supply way.”In addition to a sweetheart tax deal with local officials, Amazon was drawn to Hebron because of available land and a fast-modernizing airport. CVG deploys autonomous vehicles to move luggage; the fleet is managed via a 5G network. Sensors manage bathroom cleanliness and a tram system that shuttles passengers between terminals and baggage claim. “We are trying to build a micro-smart city here,” Cobb said.Some 100 miles northeast, in New Albany, Ohio, data centers have sprouted smack dab in the middle of the state for Amazon, Facebook Inc. [FB, 0.57%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/FB?mod=MW_story_quote), and Google parent Alphabet Inc. [GOOGL, 0.21%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/GOOGL?mod=MW_story_quote) [GOOG, 0.28%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/GOOG?mod=MW_story_quote). The area is a [core hub for the physical infrastructure of the internet](https://news.wisc.edu/internet-atlas-maps-the-physical-internet-to-enhance-security/) that billions of people rely on.Google, which operates a $600 million data center in New Albany, said it plans to invest another $1 billion in the area. The company will also buy more than 600 acres in Columbus and Lancaster as potential future data center sites. Google benefited from [$54 million in tax breaks from the Columbus City Council](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-nets-54-million-in-tax-breaks-for-columbus-ohio-data-center/#:~:text=Construction%20%26%20Site%20Selection-,Google%20nets%20%2454%20million%20in,for%20Columbus%2C%20Ohio%2C%20data%20center&text=The%20Columbus%20City%20Council%20has,expected%2020%20full%2Dtime%20jobs.) to build the data center, which will bring 20 jobs.The growing appeal of small town, USA, particularly in Ohio, for tech giants comes down to a mantra in real estate: Location, location, location. About 60% of North America’s population is within 500 miles of Cincinnati; CSX Corp. [CSX, 1.15%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/CSX?mod=MW_story_quote) operates one of the largest rail yards in the U.S. in the Queen City; and the EPA’ second-largest research facility is in Cincinnati.“Cincinnati is close to everything. It is a physical distribution hub by air, highway, river, and rail,” says Mike Venerable, chief executive of CincyTech, which has a portfolio of more than 30 startups across the digital and healthcare industries.Equally important, a business-friendly climate is luring Big Tech with regulation-free legislation and tax incentives. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority in early 2017 [awarded $40 million in tax incentives for Amazon’s CVG project](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/31/kentucky-oks-40m-incentive-for-amazon-hub-at-cvg.html) contingent on Amazon creating at least 600 new jobs in Boone County. Plenty of space became available for Amazon after Delta Air Lines Inc. [DAL, \-0.84%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/DAL?mod=MW_story_quote) dropped CVG as a hub for Detroit.“Ohio is working hard to be very business friendly” with bills that minimize regulation, John Navin, an economics professor at Ohio Northern University, told MarketWatch. The Republican-dominated state legislature, for example, has pushed bills that give businesses wide latitude with COVID/vaccination/mask rules to make it easier to run and operate.A modest but thriving tech communityTo be sure, the tech scene in Ohio — while growing — is about the size of a large Silicon Valley employer. Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus have approximately 125,000 high-tech workers, compared to the 373,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to [employment research by region](https://spanning.com/resources/industry-research/cities-with-most-technology-jobs-per-capita/). Indeed, in it’s “Tech Talent Scorecard Ranking” of the top 50 U.S. markets, CBRE places Columbus at No. 31, Cincinnati at No. 42, and Cleveland at No. 44. By comparison, Salt Lake City is No. 18 and Milwaukee is No. 49.Migration patterns based on frequently updated U.S. Postal Service data do show an exodus from dense, high-cost urban metro areas such as the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle in 2020, but the outflow was modest in most cases, according to a [CBRE analysis](https://www.cbre.us/research-and-reports/COVID-19-Impact-on-Resident-Migration-Patterns) in April.Cincinnati has leveraged its location and business-friendly environment to compete with other regions such as Indianapolis, Nashville, and Austin, Texas.“We are about a decade behind \[Pittsburgh\] in tech, but we have a more diverse economy,” says Venerable, pointing to the corporate headquarters of Procter & Gamble Co. [PG, \-0.57%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/PG?mod=MW_story_quote) and Kroger Co. [KR, \-0.11%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/KR?mod=MW_story_quote) in Cincinnati, as well as the prevalence of insurance companies, banks, supply chain companies, manufacturing facilities, health care firms, and digital media startups.“Major companies are at a tipping point of redefining themselves” through technology, says Blackshaw. “There is a symbiotic need between their needs and our startup stable that could change everything.”Two local examples underscore the marriage of Fortune 500 companies and startups: Medical wearable device maker Enable Injections Inc., which has developed a yo-yo-sized gadget to ease the injection of drugs through a tiny needle, and 80 Acres Farms, an environmentally-friendly producer of lettuce that is grown and harvested indoors with no soil, minimal water, and under pink-purple lamps.Enable’s enFuse device, which can be affixed to the patient’s body and dispenses medication while the subject goes about their tasks, could be a breakthrough in a potential $1.2 trillion market by 2030. It plans to ramp up production of the device into the millions in a few years. Among its commercial partners are Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche Holding [ROG, +1.19%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ROG?countryCode=CH&mod=MW_story_quote), and Eli Lilly & Co. [LLY, 0.65%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/LLY?mod=MW_story_quote). Enable has partnered with [Flex](https://flex.com/) to mass-manufacture its product.High-tech plant factory 80 Acres Farms, whose goods are sold through Amazon’s Whole Foods Market Inc. and Kroger, is not just changing the way plants are grown but also streamlining the convoluted system of food production, pricing, and distribution in the U.S., according to Mike Zelkind, a former food company executive who is 80 Acres Farms CEO. Most important, it has eliminated so-called food miles in transporting produce by truck and rail across the country.Midwest migrationWhat’s happening in Cincinnati is occurring in other cities of the heartland, an upshot of being near major intersections for transportation hubs and internet infrastructure; a realization by older, more established companies based in the Midwest that they must partner with high-tech startups to innovate; and a consequence of the pandemic and its profound impact on work locations.Untethered by the need to work out of an office, pandemic-era employees have been liberated to work from anywhere, creating distributed workforces.“You can now work for the best job, and live for the best life,” says Phil Libin, CEO of All Turtles, an artificial intelligence startup studio. In December, he decamped San Francisco for Bentonville, Ark.“I just wanted to get out of San Francisco. It had become pretty unpleasant: Forest fires, crime, the whole vibe,” says Libin, the founder of app maker Evernote Corp. “Once I could work from anywhere, the risk-reward just wasn’t worth it.”Libin didn’t intend to stay long in Arkansas. The plan was to stay a few months, then go to Boulder, Salt Lake City, and Japan. But he is sticking in the town where Walmart Inc. [WMT, \-0.07%](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/WMT?mod=MW_story_quote) is headquartered because of the quality of life and affordability.“This is the kind of thing possible and accessible now for a few million people, in companies that are fully distributed,” he said. “Our employees are all over the place.” A third of All Turtles’ employees have moved from San Francisco the past few years.There is a special moniker for Ohioans who come back to the Buckeye state after work stints elsewhere. “We call them Boomerang Buckeyes,” Chris Berry, president of [OhioX](https://www.ohiox.org/), a nonprofit dedicated to helping make Ohio a leading tech hub, told MarketWatch.Chris Bergman has had a front row seat. He grew up in Cincinnati, spent some time on the East Coast, and returned to his hometown to start Gylee Games in 2019. The videogame development studio’s Ra Ra Boom! is due as early as next year. “There is a maturity of funds. We are seeing a generation of entrepreneurs here, and most of them are staying,” says Bergman, who like others emphasizes the spirit of collaboration over competition in the Midwest.VC Venerable, raised in Hamilton, Ohio, worked for 15 years in the Washington, D.C., area before returning to his home state in 2004 to raise a young family.“A risk standard is developing in the Midwest,” said Venerable, whose portfolio of investments include “deep-thinking companies.”“We believe in edge thinkers,” said.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/location-location-location-ohio-is-benefiting-in-tech-growth-as-a-major-transportation-hub-11633187887?mod=jon-swartz)

Spectrum News / Sam Knef / September 21, 2021HEBRON, Ky. — A bunch of young artists in Northern Kentucky are looking to leave their mark in the form of some giant murals that thousands of people are going to see daily.The art coincides with the opening of a new facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).ArtWorks lead teaching artist Lizzy DuQuette and all of her apprentice artists have been working hard to create the murals. DuQuette said she’s very proud of the work they’ve done.DuQuette is one of three teaching artists leading six to eight apprentices.CVG’s new Consolidated Rental Car Facility aims to offer a more connected and seamless passenger experience and provide a new front door to the airport terminal. The new facility represents a $175 million investment from CVG.But it was looking a little lifeless.“When we got the building constructed, we started seeing more white walls. And we knew that we have been working toward establishing a sense of place throughout the airport. We want people to know where they are when they land,” said CVG spokesperson Mindy Kershner. “It is a front door to the region for a lot of people. So we really just wanted to add a little bit of life and color into this space.”CVG partnered with ArtWorks, a Greater Cincinnati nonprofit that transforms people and places through creative works of art.One of two larger-than-life murals they’re working on is on the first floor of the facility. It’s called "Take to the Water," and was designed by Adrienne Gaither.“It’s referencing the tunnels and bridges in Cincinnati, and the underground railroad. I think she sees Cincinnati as a gateway and a portal,” DuQuette said.It’s taken months of planning and hard labor to bring the vision to life, along with the camaraderie the team built up along the way.“Mapping out gigantic arcs. There’s a lot of geometry. There’s a lot of string and measuring and taping off, and gridding and chalk lines involved,” DuQuette said. “It’s such a challenge, and going through a challenge like that together, you become really close.”CVG plans to open the new Consolidated Car Rental Facility in mid-October. The second mural is being painted on the facility’s third floor.Christian Dallas, a contemporary painter and muralist from Northern Kentucky, will be the artist to design the application on the third-floor wall. Dallas’ contemporary style will draw on themes of movement and flight — underscoring CVG’s role in providing air transportation to connect the Cincinnati region to the world.FULL STORY HERE

Cincinnati Business Courier / Jake Rouse / October 3, 2021Braxton Brewing Co. is exploring opening a brewpub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.The board that oversees CVG recently approved a proposal to give Braxton a seven-year lease, but a deal has not been finalized.“Though we don’t have a deal signed on paper yet, we’re optimistic about the potential of this new opportunity and really excited about this new chapter for Braxton,” Braxton CEO and co-founder Jake Rouse said in a statement. “Look, traveling is always stressful, even in the best of times. We’re hoping that the potential of this new taproom in the airport gives people another opportunity to lift one to life and celebrate everything that’s good in our city right now.”If it goes forward with the project, Braxton will take the place of [Samuel Adams](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/search/results?q=Samuel%20Adams), which shuttered its location on Concourse A in 2020.CVG CEO [Candace McGraw](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/search/results?q=Candace%20McGraw) said Braxton will make an excellent addition because of its local following.“Braxton is very interested in coming into the airport,” McGraw said. “They’re willing to invest now when a lot of concessionaires aren’t.”Braxton will invest $400,000 in the space. The seven-year lease calls for CVG to receive 6% of gross revenues up to $850,000 in its first year in consideration of the investment, about half of what retail and restaurants normally pay. If the brewery makes more than that, it will pay 14%.After the first year, it will pay 14%. There also is no minimum guaranteed rent, something airports are unsure they can insist on given the pandemic and the uncertainty of how many customers will be coming through the airport.Braxton expanded into Ohio last year, after buying a brewery in Pendleton. It also has a taproom in Fort Mitchell in addition to its original brewery in Covington.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/10/03/cincinnati-brewery-looks-to-open-a-location-at-cvg.html) (subscription-based)

WLWT-TV 5 / September 21, 2021The first Honor Flight in two years will be taking off from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on Tuesday.Honor Flights have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but are making a return this year.Greater Cincinnati veterans and their guardians will get to see their memorials in Washington and participate in ceremonies that honor their service to their country. Their trip on Tuesday will include visits to the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Iwo Jima, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the US Air Force Memorial and other Washington sights.[Video and Full Story Here](https://www.wlwt.com/article/greater-cincinnati-veterans-cvg-airport-first-honor-flight-in-2-years/37668725)

WXIX-TV 19 / September 21, 2021A special flight that allows veterans to visit their memorials in Washington, DC is returning to CVG Airport. Airport officials on Monday announced the return of the Honor Flight, whose sole mission is to fly veterans 65 and older, whether they served stateside or overseas, to the memorials at no cost. The flight is the first of its kind from CVG in two years following a hiatus due to COVID-19. The trip resumed Tuesday with a 7:30 a.m. flight following a 5:45 a.m. send-off ceremony.The ceremony featured bagpipes from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, a TSA color guard ceremony and other special remarks.The return flight will arrive at 8:35 p.m.The veterans on the flight are from Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.Each veteran will be accompanied by a guardian.[Video and Full Story Here.](https://www.fox19.com/2021/09/20/honor-flight-returns-cvg-airport/)

Erlanger, KY (August 23, 2021) – In February 2021, you may recall the harrowing dash to deliver an organ from CVG Airport to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center during a major snowstorm. CVG Airport’s first responders who reacted swiftly and courageously were recently recognized by the American Association of Airport Executives “for valor and commitment to excellence in the field of aircraft fire fighting and rescue services.” Coordination with partners like the Kenton County Dispatch and Cincinnati Police Department were also commended. Firefighter Jason Bauman accepted the recognition in July 2021 for personally delivering the organ and transplant team safely during a major snowstorm with 55 minutes to spare.Background: The medical flight was intended for Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport but was forced to divert to CVG Airport due to winter weather. The organ and three surgeons on board the aircraft needed to be transported to the hospital within two hours. It was rush hour and heavy snow was blanketing the area. The CVG Fire Department coordinated with others to determine the best route and receive an escort to the hospital. Normally a 25-minute trip, the team arrived in 65 minutes after maneuvering through snow-covered expressway shoulders.Responders: Chief Steve Listerman, Captain Jeff Goshorn, Firefighter Jason Baumann, Fire/Medic Greg Holian, Firefighter Casey Jones, Firefighter Michael Nienaber, Firefighter Zack Smith, Fire/Medic Sean TilleyAbout CVG AirportCVG Airport welcomed more than 9.1 million passengers in 2019, serving a record number of local passengers. As the airport recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, it still offers the most nonstop destinations and the lowest average airfares in the region. CVG is diversified in both passenger and cargo operations with an annual economic impact of $6.8 billion. It is the 7th largest cargo airport in North America – home to Amazon Air’s primary U.S. Hub and DHL Express Global Superhub. Learn more at [CVGairport.com](https://cvgairport.com/).

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and the Centurion® Studio Partner have reopened the Escape Lounge located in Concourse B. Escape Lounge at CVG will continue to offer the same unlimited premium amenities as before, including the freshly prepared food and beverage guests have grown to know and love. Daily hours of operation are currently 5:30 am to 3pm. Guests are encouraged to check the website before their travels for current hours of operation at [EscapeLounges.com](https://escapelounges.com/us/locations/cincinnati-northern-kentucky/).   To combat the spread of Covid-19, Escape Lounge CVG is following the guidance of state and local health requirements as well as adding their own safety protocols, which include required face masks for staff and guests, following of a thorough sanitizing schedule for all surfaces, contactless entry, social distancing measures, contactless food and drink menus and offering digital access to over 7,000 publications such as GQ, Vogue, Newsweek and USA Today through PressReader. Access to Escape Lounge CVG remains open to all travelers regardless of airline or status for $40 if booked in advance at EscapeLounges.com or $45 if paid at the door. American Express Platinum and Delta SkyMiles® Reserve\ Card Members receive complimentary access. In addition, American Express Green Card Members receive up to a $100 statement credit per calendar year for lounge access booked through LoungeBuddy. _\Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Card Members must be traveling on a Delta marketed flight that day._ About Escape LoungesEscape Lounges – The Centurion® Studio Partner are all-inclusive premium airport lounges open to all travellers. Guests entering the lounge receive unlimited amenities that include hot and cold food and beverages, plush and relaxing seating with ample power outlets, high-speed Wi-Fi, up-to-the-second flight information and access to 7,000+ digital publications in 60+ languages from 120+ countries. [EscapeLounges.com](https://www.escapelounges.com/us/)Media Contacts:Escape Lounges PR & Marketing: Erica Bauer | [Erica.Bauer@magairports.com](mailto:Erica.Bauer@magairports.com)CVG Airport: Mindy Kershner | [mkershner@cvgairport.com](mailto:mkershner@cvgairport.com)

_The $1.5 billion investment at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will serve as Amazon Air’s primary U.S. hub for its air cargo network_ _Millions of customer packages will be processed per week at the 600-acre campus_ SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—August 11, 2021—Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the beginning of Amazon Air Hub operations at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). After more than four years of planning and construction, the Amazon Air Hub will serve as the central hub for Amazon Air’s U.S. cargo network, facilitating the rapid transport of customer packages across the country. This $1.5 billion investment in Northern Kentucky will eventually create thousands of jobs for people from various backgrounds, including load planning, management of package sortation, and robotics technology. All regular, full-time employees will have access to Amazon’s industry-leading wages of up to $19.50 per hour; comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, and dental; and a 401(k) beginning on day one.“Wonderful communities and diverse teams like this are the heart and soul of our operations,” said Vice President of Amazon Global Air Sarah Rhoads. “We’re excited to get rolling in Northern Kentucky, and we’re thrilled to employ thousands of fantastic people from the area in this next-generation, highly sophisticated facility that will connect our air cargo network for years to come.”The 800,000-square-foot sortation building sits on a 600-acre campus that features seven buildings, an expansive new ramp for aircraft parking, and a multi-story vehicle parking structure. The sortation facility is equipped with the innovative use of robotics technology that helps move and sort packages—including robotic arms and mobile drive units that transport packages across the building—miles of interlinked conveyors, and ergonomic workstations that support a comfortable work environment for employees. The building will also feature a solar rooftop scheduled for installation over the next year, and all energy generated from the panels will feed directly into the electrical grid of the local community.“The Amazon Air Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will make Kentucky the undisputed national leader in air cargo,” said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. “In addition to creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs, this hub puts Kentucky at the center of Amazon’s U.S. distribution network. Across the coming years, Amazon Air will help attract more manufacturers, service providers, and tech companies to Kentucky seeking to take similar advantage of our key geographic location. Congratulations and thanks to Amazon for this monumental investment in our state and workforce. We look forward to continuing the commonwealth’s longstanding and successful partnership with Amazon for decades to come.”“CVG is proud to be home to Amazon Air’s primary U.S. air cargo hub,” said Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Candace McGraw. “We’ve worked hard to ensure our airport is a great place to do business, and we couldn’t be more pleased to partner with Amazon on the transformational impact this hub is having and will continue to have on our local economy well into the future, from job creation to innovation and increased connection to the country.”Amazon Air continues to expand globally to meet the needs of its growing customer base while investing in jobs and sustainable solutions to power its network. Amazon Air has expanded its presence in the U.S. to more than 40 locations and launched its European air hub in 2020 at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport. Amazon Air has also purchased six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel and invested in leading-edge electric ground service equipment.Amazon has invested in the region for many years; the most recent investment is a state-of-the-art diagnostics laboratory in Hebron, Kentucky, that processed millions of COVID-19 tests for front-line employees and recently expanded testing capability to support customers. Amazon has created more than 18,000 jobs in Kentucky since 2010 and invested more than $20 billion across the state, both in infrastructure and compensation for local employees. These investments have contributed an additional $18 billion to the Kentucky economy and have helped create over 49,000 indirect jobs on top of Amazon’s direct hires—from jobs in construction and logistics to professional services. Amazon also announced in July a commitment to hire over 100,000 U.S. veterans and military spouses by 2024, and has pledged to invest over $700 million to provide upskilling training for 100,000 U.S. employees for in-demand jobs across the company’s corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores, and transportation network, or even to pursue career paths in high-demand fields outside of Amazon.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: [Launch your career at KCVG](https://www.amazondelivers.jobs/promotions/aircvg/) [Amazon’s expansion in Kentucky](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazons-expansion-in-kentucky) [Promoting a more sustainable future through Amazon Air](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/promoting-a-more-sustainable-future-through-amazon-air) [How to pack a Prime plane](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/how-to-pack-a-prime-plane) [Amazon Job Creation and Investment U.S.](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aboutamazon.com%2Fjob-creation-and-investment&esheet=52343952&newsitemid=20201207005605&lan=en-US&anchor=Amazon+Job+Creation+and+Investment+U.S.&index=4&md5=45981e95427166a36db73f3a828d2394) [U.S. Investment Map](https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aboutamazon.com%2Finvesting-in-the-u-s&esheet=52343952&newsitemid=20201207005605&lan=en-US&anchor=U.S.+Investment+Map&index=5&md5=d86b09d3aa74fe6bee406a5614752c53) [Amazon will hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2024](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-will-hire-100-000-veterans-and-military-spouses-by-2024)About AmazonAmazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. 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