Amazon to open distribution center in North Andover

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — An Amazon distribution center is likely coming to North Andover.

The city's former town manager tweeted out that it is going to build the facility on Osgood Street. According to the Eagle Tribune, the move could lead to 1,500 jobs.

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The announcement comes as Amazon breaks ground on a new tower in the Seaport. Both Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh attended Tuesday's ceremony. The office space won't be ready until 2021, but should mean for thousands of jobs in the area.

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