Online retailer Amazon.com said it plans to open a 600,000-square foot distribution center about 15 miles northwest of Indianapolis that will create more than 1,200 jobs by 2010.

The company announced Friday it will begin work on the facility in April and will start hiring managers and warehouse workers before its scheduled opening at the end of the summer.

``It makes sense for us — the geographic location will allow us to serve the customers in the Midwest region more effectively,'' Amazon spokeswoman Patty Smith said.

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