Amazon.com Inc. plans to open several new distribution centers in Virginia and Tennessee, which will create about 2,650 new jobs. The centers will be completed next fall, and will add to the 52 across the nation. The two Virginia facilities will be built in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie counties and employ 1,350 people.
Amazon has been at conflict in several states over internet sales tax generation. Sales tax revenues from online purchases can be difficult to collect. Virginia tax laws would not require Amazon to pay sales taxes because the facilities are operated by a separate distribution company. Governor Bob McDonnell praised the jobs that will be created, adding, “This was solely about jobs and economic development here. Those (talks about online sales tax) are discussions for another time.”
