Amazon announces plans to expand in Magnolia State with $12B investment

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Amazon today announced plans to invest an additional $12 billion in central Mississippi, continuing its expansion in the state. The latest announcement includes a planned $11 billion expansion of the company’s existing data center operations in Madison County, a project that will create 700 new jobs. The announcement also includes a new planned $1 billion project in Clinton that will create 100 jobs. With these investments, Amazon’s total planned capital investment in the state is $25 billion, and the company expects to create more than 2,000 jobs.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves was on hand during the announcement.

“Amazon isn’t just reinvesting in Mississippi — the company is once again betting on our people. $25 billion in two years is providing Mississippians with high-tech, high-paying opportunities, strengthening our communities and showing the world that our state is open for business. This is what transformational economic growth looks like, and it’s happening right here, right now. This is Mississippi’s time,” said Gov. Reeves

The Madison County expansion builds on Amazon’s 2024 announcement of plans to invest at least $10 billion and create 1,000 direct jobs to establish data center campuses in the county. The Clinton project, which retrofits the former Delphi Corporation plant, is Amazon’s first location in the city.

In November 2025, Amazon also announced a planned $3 billion project in Vicksburg that is creating at least 200 high-paying, full-time positions and further expanding the company’s presence in central Mississippi.

Amazon’s cloud and data center operations, Amazon Web Services, is the world’s most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud, enabling a new era of generative artificial intelligence through strategic investments in advanced infrastructure, machine learning services and agentic AI applications. Today’s announcement further strengthens investments in generative AI and high-tech cloud infrastructure. These efforts reflect Amazon’s ongoing commitment to supporting U.S. leadership in AI and helping customers across all industries harness AI-driven solutions to transform operations and accelerate innovation. Millions of customers, including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises and leading government agencies, rely on AWS to advance their AI journey, lower costs, increase agility and drive innovation. These strategic investments in advanced computing infrastructure and specialized AI hardware are building the technology backbone for the next generation of generative and agentic AI and helping to secure America’s position at the forefront of global innovation.

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority funds continue to support Amazon’s cloud and data center investments in Mississippi. Madison County, the city of Ridgeland, Hinds County and the city of Clinton also are assisting with this latest expansion.

Additionally, Entergy Mississippi’s commitment to meeting long-term power requirements was a key factor in the company’s decision to continue its expansion.