Amazon is planning to invest about $15 billion in Northern Indiana to build new data center campuses, Reuters reported Nov. 24. The project is aimed at expanding the company’s cloud computing capacity as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to grow.
Amazon said the investment will add 2.4 gigawatts of capacity in the region and is expected to create 1,100 jobs. The plan follows an $11 billion outlay announced last year and brings Amazon’s total investment in Indiana to more than $31.3 billion since 2010.
Earlier on Monday, Amazon announced a separate plan to invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and supercomputing capabilities for U.S. government customers of Amazon Web Services. The two initiatives are unrelated, the company said.