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There’s good news on two fronts for those who are used to receiving packages on their doorsteps — at least, the kind not delivered by their pets.

Locally, the news that e-commerce giant Amazon plans to build an 85,000-square-foot warehouse on land off Table Rock Road in Central Point should be seen as a win for both the city and consumers.

Amazon hasn’t released details of the project as of yet, but the preliminary paperwork has been filed for a project that ultimately will serve as a distribution center handling the final stop for shipments headed out across the area.

This will be the first Rogue Valley presence for Amazon, which has established itself elsewhere in the state — including in Morrow County, where a massive data center cluster received $1 billion in tax incentives in May, while being expected to generate a $12 billion economic boost in the county.

The Amazon center in Central Point, of course, isn’t expected to generate that sort of financial windfall. Still, officials in Central Point pointed out that even a project of this size will be welcome.

“We’re obviously happy,” said Matt Samitore, public works director for the city. “Amazon is known for being a large corporate entity that generally hires at solid family wages, which is great not only for the city but Jackson County.”

While development of the Amazon warehouse and auxiliary facilities could begin as early as the next month or so, news on a national scale from another major delivery service will have ripple effects locally.

United Parcel Service announced Tuesday that a strike of its 340,000-member union had been averted with a new five-year deal.

Voting on the tentative agreement will run through August — which means the familiar brown-and-gold vehicles will continue to roam local neighborhoods without interruption.

Contract news was not as positive, however, at the other major national delivery service, as pilots for FedEx rejected a contract that had received conditional approval by their representatives.

While a work-stoppage continues, FedEx did release a statement saying its services would see little to no impact.

Amazon has been hit with labor disputes and various charges in recent years itself, as well as finding itself a target in this current climate of political culture wars.

Regardless, its development of the 18-acre site in Central Point just south of a FedEx distribution center should be a significant net positive for the region.

And if it helps get the latest must-have doodads to our doorsteps that much quicker, that’ll be a bonus.