NEW CARLISLE, IND. — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the web hosting division of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced plans for an $11 billion data center campus in New Carlisle, a town of roughly 1,600 people located near the Michigan-Indiana border.
The exact location of the site was not disclosed, but the campus will be situated within the Indiana Enterprise Center, a master-planned development in St. Joseph County that spans nearly 3,000 acres.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has committed to several incentives for the project. These incentives include up to $18.3 million in employment-based tax credits, up to $5 million in training grants, up to $55 million in Hoosier Business Investment tax credits and up to $20 million in redevelopment tax credits.
These incentives are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim state benefits once investments are made. In addition to its community investment and engagement activities, AWS will also contribute up to $7 million to support road infrastructure improvements in and around the site.
Details on the development timeline were not immediately available. Amazon claims the project will create at least 1,000 new jobs.
“Amazon has long been an important economic partner in Indiana, and we are excited to welcome AWS,” says Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. “This significant investment solidifies Indiana’s leadership position in the economy of the future and will undoubtedly have a positive ripple effect on the town of New Carlisle, the north central region and the state of Indiana for years to come.”
Across its various lines of business, Amazon currently employs about 26,000 people in Indiana on full- and part-time bases. The company also operates four solar energy facilities and one wind energy farm in the state, which have a combined capacity to produce over 600 megawatts of renewable electricity that can power approximately 146,000 homes.
Amazon’s stock price opened at $169.68 per share on Thursday, April 25, up from $104.91 per share a year ago.
— Taylor Williams