The investment by Amazon is largest private-sector investment in Warren County history.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building its second data center in Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Tuesday in Vicksburg to a cheering crowd.

Construction on the $3 billion data center complex is slated to begin in 2026. The center is expected to employ 200 people and create 300 indirect jobs.

“This is the fourth largest private investment in Mississippi history,” Reeves told a crowd of about 200 gathered at the announcement on Thursday.

AWS, he said, is bringing jobs where they belong – to the Magnolia state.

“Our state has the talent, our state has the people, and we have the workforce,” Reeves said, noting that the Vicksburg area has a large number of people with Ph. D.s and engineer

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