COUNTY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENDA OFFERS AMAZON DATA CENTER DETAILS

Insight summary

• •Amazon plans to acquire about 2,200 acres across six properties in Indiana County, Pennsylvania for a data center campus.
• •The project involves constructing 39 data centers over ten years, starting with the Rura property.
• •The buildings will be 70-foot long, two-story structures supporting cloud computing services.
• •Amazon anticipates creating 1,500 to 2,000 permanent jobs with salaries between $80,000 and $100,000.
• •A Community Benefits Agreement will be established, with Amazon not seeking tax incentives and covering costs for new electrical infrastructure.
• •The Indiana County Planning and Development meeting to discuss the project is scheduled for Wednesday at 5 PM.
• •The project aims to meet existing client demand for AWS cloud services within the region.