COLUMBIA — Amazon is planning to build a data center complex in Montgomery County, according to a news release from the Greater Montgomery County Economic Development Council.

Amazon is in the final stages of evaluating the site, according to the release.

A website for the project indicates the center is planned near New Florence, which is a town of between 600 and 700 people positioned at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Missouri 19.

Amazon Web Services has data centers across the country that run servers and storage systems that power its cloud computing services. AWS runs many everyday technology and internet services, such as streaming services, smart home devices, social media platforms, learning management systems, online banking and online medical portals.

However, data c

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