TECH - Amazon Ends Drone Deliveries in Lockeford Sets Eye on New Arizona Site for Expansion | Benzinga
Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has discontinued its Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California, a town of 3,500. Lockeford was Amazon.com’s second U.S. drone delivery location after College Station, Texas.
The company began operations in Lockeford in June 2022 but closed this site without disclosing specific reasons for the decision.
Amazon assured that it would provide other employment opportunities to all affected employees and continue serving Lockeford customers through alternative delivery methods, TechCrunch reports.
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