Amazon Mexico and the government of the State of Mexico announced the opening of a new Commercial Distribution Center (Cedis) in Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico, which will mean the creation of more than a thousand jobs.

Amazon has become one of the main allies and a strategic partner for the economic recovery of the entity.

In Mexico alone, it built two shipping centers, a support building and 12 delivery stations, generating more than 1,500 jobs, becoming an important alternative for Mexican companies to continue offering their merchandise through its platform.

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Amazon in Mexico explained that the announcement of these new facilities is part of the firm's commitment to the country to provide a better service and generate more jobs.

Likewise, through a statement, he noted that the construction of the new building is being carried out by the developer Parks, a property provided by the Fibra Uno trust (FUNO).

The State of Mexico ranks third nationally in economic units of the logistics sector, with 2,460, which represent 6.3 percent of the national total, and of which 96% are MSMEs concentrated in Toluca, Tlalnepantla and Cuautitlán Izcalli.

The sector contributes more than 4% of the added value in the entity and, according to the economic censuses of 2019, almost 103 thousand jobs, which represents more than 10% of the sector at the national level.

According to the Solili real estate platform, in the short term, it is expected that the development and growth of new industrial zones will reach municipalities such as Zumpango and Huehuetoca, in the State of Mexico - where there are still lands - and with this, plans for investment and infrastructure.

Also, Tultitlán and Tepotzotlán are some corridors that have registered construction in the last quarter of 2020 and it is expected that more projects will be developed in that area in the future.

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