E-commerce giant Amazon's 3.6 million-square-foot LIT1 fulfillment center at the Port of Little Rock, closed since Oct. 22 because of a structural engineering issue, will remain closed until Nov. 21 because of "rare seismic activity" not accounted for in the building's design, the retailer said Friday in a notice to the facility's more than 2,000 employees.

The building was set to reopen on Saturday . According to the notice, all employees will be paid for their scheduled shifts.

On Friday, the city released notice of permits issued for 16 capital improvements in the building, none of which appear to be related to the structural integrity of the building.

"We were recently informed by the site's structural engineering firm that the design may not have fully accounted for rare seismic ac

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