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Josh Shapiro: “Deal with AWS, Amazon, that's going to create 10,000…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro and DCED to Make Major Economic Development Announcement to Attract Investment

Published | Video Starts at 22:10

Well, as you know, I announced the largest private sector investment in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania just a few months ago right here in northeastern Pennsylvania. Deal with AWS, Amazon, that's going to create 10,000 construction jobs and it's also at the same time going to create over a thousand permanent jobs. We have worked with the local community in that case to make sure that through their supervisors, township commissioners and others, that those needs are going to be met and those needs are going to be heard. (22:10–22:22)

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Asserts that the AWS deal will create 10,000 construction jobs and over 1,000 permanent jobs.

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