en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to an official Amazon press release, on April 9th local time, Amazon announced that its total planned investment in the U.S. state of Mississippi has reached $25 billion, which is expected to create 2,000 high-skilled jobs across all data center operations. David Zapolsky, Amazon's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, stated that the company will cover all energy costs, increase its investment in Madison County, expand to Warren County, and convert a former manufacturing plant in Hinds County into a data center facility.
The new investment includes an additional $11 billion in Madison County and a $1 billion investment in Hinds County to transform the former Delphi manufacturing plant into a cutting-edge data center. Two years ago, Amazon began constructing its first data center campus in Madison County, and later announced a $3 billion investment to build a new data center campus in Warren County.
At the Ridgeland investment announcement event, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves stated that the $25 billion investment announcement over two years brings high-skilled, high-paying job opportunities to Mississippi residents, strengthens local communities, and demonstrates to the world that the state is open for business. Bill Cork, Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, noted that Amazon's $3 billion investment in Warren County is the largest private investment in the county's history, creating at least 200 full-time jobs and supporting over 300 regional positions.
Amazon first announced in January 2024 an investment of at least $10 billion to build a data center campus in Madison County, Mississippi, creating 1,000 direct jobs. Concurrently, the Mississippi Legislature passed a $44 million workforce development incentive package and other tax incentives. To date, eight data centers are in the planning or construction stages in Mississippi. Roger Wehner, Vice President of Economic Development at Amazon Web Services, pledged that the Ridgeland campus will transition to using recycled water next year, while the Clinton campus will operate with zero water consumption.
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