Amazon is closing another major distribution facility in Florida and laying off nearly 500 employees, marking the retail giant’s second large-scale facility shutdown in the state this year despite its continued investment and expansion in Ocala.
According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed on Wednesday, July 15, with the Florida Department of Commerce and Port St. Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin, Amazon will permanently shut down its PBI3 facility located at 7600 LTC Parkway in Port St. Lucie on September 17.
The shutdown will result in the termination of approximately 494 employees, with job separations taking place in phases between September 17 and December 17.
The affected workforce includes 466 fulfillment center associates, along with operations managers, human resources generalists, IT support staff, and safety specialists.
Amazon noted in its filing that employees were first notified of the closure on June 18, and workers who secure internal transfers to other Amazon locations prior to their separation date will avoid termination.
The Port St. Lucie shutdown comes just three months after Amazon announced the permanent closure of its fulfillment center in Homestead, Florida.
In April, the company revealed it was shuttering its South Florida facility and terminating 616 workers.
Together, the two closures will have eliminated over 1,100 Amazon logistics and fulfillment jobs across the Treasure Coast and South Florida in 2026 alone.
Despite trimming its footprint in other parts of the state, Amazon’s operations in Marion County remain a core pillar of its Florida logistics network.
Late last year, Amazon solidified its long-term investment in Marion County by purchasing a massive, 1-million-square-foot distribution center inside the Florida Crossroads Logistics Center in northwest Ocala for $97,675,200.
Currently, Florida maintains the fourth-highest concentration of Amazon employees in the nation, with over 55,500 workers across the state, trailing only California, Washington, and Texas.
While the company consolidates operations in select markets like Homestead and Port St. Lucie, its major hubs in Ocala, Jacksonville, Orlando, and Daytona Beach continue to drive its statewide delivery network.
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