In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, file photo, Amazon.com employees organize outbound packages at an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center on Cyber

Amazon.com says it plans to open a 1,000-job fulfillment center in Edgerton, Kansas.

Amazon announced Thursday that the hourly, full-time employees at the planned 800,000-square-foot center will pick, pack and ship large items to customers.

Amazon already has operations in nearby Lenexa.

Gov. Sam Brownback called the project “good news for Kansas.”

It was not immediately clear how soon the Edgerton center would open.

Edgerton is about 25 miles southeast of Lawrence.