Amazon plans two AWS data centers for $10 billion in Mississippi


FILE PHOTO: A logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is displayed at the Collision conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

(Reuters) -Amazon.com said on Thursday it plans to invest $10 billion to build two data center complexes in Mississippi.

In coordination with the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA), AWS will establish multiple data center units in two Madison County industrial parks, which is projected to create at least 1,000 new jobs in the state, Amazon said in a blog.

Since 2010, Amazon has invested $2.3 billion to build its infrastructure in the state which includes five fulfillment and sortation centers.

(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)

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