Amazon opened an approximately 70,000-square-foot last-mile facility in Davisville last fall. (File Photo)

DAVISVILLE — One of the biggest retail operations on the planet, Amazon, opened a facility in Wood County in late 2025.

Amazon Services LLC purchased property from the Polymer Alliance Zone off Meadville Road in Davisville for $2.96 million in December 2024. An approximately 70,000-square-foot building was constructed over the next 10 months.

Last fall, the company began hiring positions under the Amazon Flex program, in which people earn “extra money” by delivering Amazon packages, according to Facebook posts from Wood County Economic Development about the jobs. Those posts described the operation as a “last-mile” delivery facility.

An Amazon representative soon confirmed the facility was set to open later in 2025 and create “dozens of jobs,” although specific numbers were not announced. The company representative said at the time the positions would be a mix of full-time, part-time or “flex.”

The Polymer Alliance Zone is headquartered in Davisville and works to recruit businesses to a 10-county area in West Virginia. Although it was formed based on the concentration of chemical and plastics companies in the region, the group’s efforts are not limited to those industries.