Amazon opens first Alaska ground-delivery station in Midtown Anchorage

The world’s largest online retailer has opened its first ground-based delivery station in Alaska in an effort to speed up package delivery in Anchorage. Deliveries from the 66,000-square-foot building began in November, said Natalie Banke, a spokesperson with Amazon. It’s a “last-mile facility,” a final stop in Amazon’s logistics network before packages are delivered by van to Anchorage residents and businesses. It will take several months to ramp up the operations to the point that deliveries occur as swiftly as the company plans, she said. Part of that effort will...