Gov. Bill Haslam, left, watches conveyor belts carrying shipments in the new Amazon fulfillment center with General Manager Sanjay Shah. Thursday marked the grand opening ceremony of the center, which is located in Enterprise South industrial park.
New Amazon distribution centers such as the one in Chattanooga will vault Tennessee to the top three among states in terms of the Internet retailer’s footprint, officials said Thursday.
And Amazon officials, who gave Gov. Bill Haslam his first look at the 1 million-square-foot Chattanooga center, hinted that the online retailer’s presence could grow in Hamilton County.
Company officials refer to the site as “Chattanooga One,” said Paul Misener, Amazon’s director of global public policy.
“The one’s suggestive,” he said. “We’re all counting.”
Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said the city would make room for Amazon as events unfold. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger said Misener’s remarks “are a tease” and declined further comment.