Amazon Building $12 Billion Data Center in Caddo Parish, Gov. Landry Announces
Amazon's $12 billion investment will create 540 full-time jobs and 1,700 indirect roles while upgrading power and water infrastructure in northwest Louisiana.
- In Shreveport on Monday, Feb. 23,, Governor Jeff Landry announced Amazon will invest $12 billion to build data center campuses in Caddo and Bossier Parishes in partnership with STACK Infrastructure.
- Amazon said the move continues its expansion of AI and cloud capacity, supported by incentives from Louisiana to win the project, including LED FastStart.
- Amazon says the project will create 540 full-time employees and support about 1,700 roles, with initial hiring starting this week, and requires 1,500 construction workers.
- Amazon committed to invest $400 million in water infrastructure and cover energy upgrade costs, while protesters and local residents raised concerns about water use and infrastructure reliability.
- The deal positions northern Louisiana as a key tech hub as Amazon's $200 billion capex this year joins hyperscalers' nearly $700 billion 2026 capex forecasts.
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Amazon’s $12 Billion Bet on Louisiana: Inside the Tech Giant’s Massive Southern Data Center Expansion
Amazon Web Services plans to invest approximately $12 billion in a massive data center campus in rural northeast Louisiana, creating about 1,000 jobs and reflecting the enormous capital demands of the AI boom reshaping America's digital infrastructure geography.
Amazon.com Inc. has said it expects to invest $12 billion in Louisiana as part of a plan to build data centers in the Pelican State. The Seattle-based online retailer said the construction of the data center, in northwest Louisiana, will create 540 full-time jobs, as well as additional jobs it says will help support the facilities, such as electricians and heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians. As part of its fourth-quarter earni…
Amazon announced on Monday a historic plan to build data center campuses in the districts of Caddo and Bossier, in northwestern Louisiana, with a total investment of $12 billion, representing the largest individual corporate investment in the region to date.Read more
Amazon Pledges $12 Billion For Louisiana Data Centers, Aims To Create Over 2,000 Jobs - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced a $12 billion investment in northwest Louisiana on Monday. The investment is earmarked for the development of data centers, which are projected to generate 540 full-time positions and support an additional 1,710 full-time equivalent roles in the community. The investment will be spread across Caddo and Bossier Parishes, stimulating regional economic activity. The data centers will cater to cloud computing …
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