Editing Ruskin, Florida (section)

===Amazon===
Governor [[Rick Scott]] and [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] announced, in 2013, that Amazon would create 3,000 new jobs in Florida.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/amazon-deal-could-bring-1000-jobs-to-hillsborough-but-more-taxes-for/2126574/|last=Michael Van Sickler and Bill Varian|title=Amazon deal could bring 1,000 jobs to Hillsborough, but more taxes for online shoppers|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|location=St Petersburg|date=14 June 2013|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> At more than one million square feet, the Amazon warehouse is nearly ten times the size of the average [[Home Depot]] store.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/construction-of-amazon-fulfillment-center-well-under-way/2175270/|last=Thurston|first=Susan|title='Cavernous' Amazon warehouse in Ruskin is well under way|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|location=St Petersburg|date=April 16, 2014|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> The first item, a character doll of [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]] (from the animated film ''[[Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]''), arrived at the warehouse on September 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tbo.com/news/business/amazon-gets-ready-to-go-at-ruskin-warehouse-20140919|last=Mullins|first=Richard|title=Amazon gets ready to go at Ruskin warehouse|newspaper=TBO Tampa Tribune|date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Amazon spent $46 million on [[Amazon Robotics|Kiva robots]] for the Ruskin facility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuters |date=2014-12-01 |title=Amazon Turns to Robots to Help Fill Holiday Orders |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/amazon-turns-to-robots-to-help-fill-holiday-orders/240335 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, Amazon announced it would add an on-site training center for employees to enroll in college courses.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tbo.com/news/business/amazon-provides-tour-of-ruskin-distribution-center-for-scott-local-officials-20160330/|last=Hammett|first=Yvette C.|title=Amazon Shows Off Ruskin Facility: Announces On-Site Employee Education Center|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|date=March 31, 2016}}</ref>