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Amazon announced plans to open a new sorting center in north St. Louis County later this year.
The center is expected to create hundreds of jobs, though an exact number was not disclosed.
At sorting centers, Amazon separates packages by ZIP code prior to sending them to delivery stations or partner carriers.
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.