{"id":261078,"date":"2026-05-06T20:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261078\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T20:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:15:06","slug":"fort-pierce-oks-240m-amazon-facility-expected-to-create-hundreds-of-jobs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261078\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Pierce OKs $240M Amazon facility expected to create hundreds of jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Fort%20Pierce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fort Pierce<\/a> City Commission has approved a major site plan amendment for a massive new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amazon <\/a>distribution center located at 2300 South Kings Highway.<\/p>\n<p>This 1.1 million square foot facility will include a refrigerated warehouse and office space on a site spanning nearly 70 acres. Assistant Planning Director Chris Suneson noted during the meeting that the project is expected to create approximately 745 permanent jobs for the region.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the immediate employment impact, the project represents a $240 million investment in the city\u2019s infrastructure and tax base. <\/p>\n<p>While the current approval focuses on the initial warehouse, developer Scannell Properties has indicated plans for a second phase that could add another 500,000 square feet and 500 additional jobs in the future. Construction is estimated to take roughly two years, with a shell completion target of September 2027 and a final certificate of occupancy expected by March 2028.<\/p>\n<p>See also:<a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/florida-lottery-news-woman-takes-home-1-million-after-trip-to-convenience-store-pit-stop-located-at-1546-n-jefferson-street-monticello-500x-the-cash-scratch-off-game-life-changing-bright-futures-instant-millionaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Florida woman takes home $1 million after trip to convenience store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To manage the increased traffic from semi-trucks and employee shifts, the developer is funding $4.2 million in road improvements. This includes spending $3 million to reconstruct White Road from a shell rock road into a paved three-lane street between Kings Highway and Peters Road. Additionally, $700,000 has been bonded for the installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of White Road and Kings Highway once traffic warrants are met.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns about 18-wheelers making U-turns on Kings Highway, project engineers detailed a circulation plan that separates truck traffic from passenger vehicles. Southbound trucks will utilize a dedicated 450-foot right-turn lane, while northbound trucks will use a 400-foot left-turn storage lane to enter the site safely. All heavy trucks will exit the facility onto White Road rather than pulling directly onto Kings Highway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The Fort Pierce City Commission has approved a major site plan amendment for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260887,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-261078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}