The investment is expected to create hundreds of new AWS jobs and support thousands of jobs in the local economy, while bolstering local communities across Ohio.
Ohio has long been an important partner for Amazon Web Services (AWS), and today, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to the Buckeye State with plans to invest $10 billion to help meet rapidly growing demand for cloud computing and AI. This investment builds on the $7.8 billion announced in 2023, which was in addition to more than $6 billion already invested through 2022, and has the potential to expand our infrastructure to new sites across Ohio by the end of 2030.
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By 2030, AWS’s planned investment toward data center expansion in Ohio is forecasted to surpass $23 billion—one of the largest private investment commitments Ohio has ever received. The investment will create hundreds of new AWS jobs in technical roles like data center engineers, network specialists, engineering operations managers, security specialists, and many more. It will also help support thousands of jobs annually in the local economy, in sectors like telecommunications, facilities maintenance, and electricity generation within the AWS supply chain.
Generative AI is driving increased demand for advanced cloud infrastructure and compute power, and our investments will support the future of AI from data centers in Ohio. AWS data centers are flexible enough to efficiently run traditional workloads or AI/ML models. This deployment of cutting-edge AI infrastructure will strengthen Ohio’s position as an innovation hub.
“As reliance on digital services continues to grow, so does the importance of data centers; they are critical to today’s modern economy,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. “AWS’s substantial investment in Ohio will help keep our state at the forefront of the global technology.”
“These are significant investments from AWS that support Ohio’s growing reputation as the tech hub of the Midwest,” said Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. “Artificial Intelligence and data centers are crucial to America’s economic superiority because they drive innovation, support high-tech industries, enhance productivity across sectors, and enable the analysis and management of vast data essential for global competitiveness.”