HAMLET — Amazon Web Services and Walbridge Construction are looking for workers and partners in the construction associated with the data center complex coming to Richmond County.
The two companies are hosting a talent and career fair from 8 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Cole Auditorium.
According to Richmond County Economic Development, Walbridge and its subcontractors will be available to speak with prospective workers in a variety of associated jobs in the following fields:
The event is open to the public and attendees are expected to come prepared with a resume.
Following that, there will be a subcontractor and vendor fair from 1-5 p.m. That event requires registration at: https://tinyurl.com/54jsdzyy.
Amazon Web Services has committed to a $10 billion investment — the largest in state history — in bringing a 20-building data center campus to the Energy Way Industrial Park south of Hamlet.
On Tuesday, AWS announced the distribution of $200,000 in grants to local organizations and agencies through the Amazon Richmond County Community Fund.
The previous day, AWS hosted a workshop “help educators and workforce professionals better understand the physical infrastructure that powers cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the modern information economy, as well as the wide range of career opportunities available in this rapidly expanding field.”
Amazon is also investing in a new substation for the Hamlet Fire Department and held a book drive for local schools late last year.
