Amazon Expands ‘Faster’ Service

Amazon officials say the new jobs are part of a "larger" hiring plan.

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has expanded its Prime Now service to Indianapolis. The company says the "ultra-fast" service provides one-hour delivery on tens of thousands of items through a mobile app.

The service is offered exclusively to Prime members on the Prime Now app. Amazon says Prime Now is launching in select Indianapolis zip codes and will expand across the city. The service is available seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Amazon says its two-hour delivery is free and one-hour delivery is $7.99. 

Prime Now is currently available in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Manhattan and Miami.