E-commerce giant Amazon's huge fulfillment center the Port of Little Rock, which has been closed since Oct. 22 because of structural engineering issues, is slated to reopen on Saturday, but the issue that caused the closure remains unknown.

Steve Kelly, a spokesman for Amazon, said in a statement Thursday that the e-commerce company was "working closely with the City of Little Rock, third-party experts and others to ensure our Little Rock fulfillment center meets local building code requirements." However, a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette didn't return any communications between Amazon, the building's landlord and the city over the past month.

Kelly did not disclose what structural engineering issues the building had, but said that the company's

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