Amazon wants to develop former Silverdome site into $250 million distribution center

Amazon is planning on building a distribution center at the former Silverdome site, the mayor of Pontiac said in a news release Wednesday night. The project will be worth $250 million and will create 1,500 full time jobs in the area.

Amazon pop-up opens in Rochester Hills Whole Foods
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You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Whole Foods, will start to sell Kindles, Fire tablets and other Amazon devices at its grocery stores.

Amazon pop-up opens in Rochester Hills Whole Foods
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You may see more of Amazon inside Whole Foods soon: The online retailer, which has already been selling its voice-activated Echos at Whole Foods, will start to sell Kindles, Fire tablets and other Amazon devices at its grocery stores.

Tech Talk Detroit Water partners with Alexa
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Detroit is one of 238 cities in the running to be the home of Amazon's second headquarters, but the city has already teamed up with the tech giant.