Amazon’s $10B Data Center Could Make Charlotte the ‘Silicon Valley of the South’

Amazon’s $10B data center could make Charlotte the ‘Silicon Valley of the South’

Amazon’s planned $10 billion AWS data center in Richmond County is expected to supercharge Charlotte’s tech growth, creating 500 jobs and fueling demand for energy, cloud adoption and infrastructure. Experts call it a pivotal investment that could transform the region into a major innovation hub.

Amazon To Invest Another $100M In AWS Generative AI Innovation Center

At an event Tuesday aimed at showcasing the capabilities of its web services division, Amazon announced it would invest an additional $100 million in the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center. In a blog post, Amazon execs Francessca Vasquez and Taimur Rashid wrote that the investment will further the goals of the center, which was established […]

Powering the Cloud: Charlotte at the Center of U.S. Data Center Growth

The Charlotte region is experiencing a wave of major data center investments, positioning it as a fast-growing tech and infrastructure hub. Amazon is leading the charge with a $10 billion, 800-acre data center campus in Richmond County, announced in June. Located about 80 miles from Charlotte, the facility will support Amazon Web Services’ cloud and AI operations while creating at least 500 jobs. The project adds to Charlotte’s growing digital i…

Amazon To Make investments One other $100M In AWS Generative AI Innovation Middle

At an occasion Tuesday aimed toward showcasing the capabilities of its internet companies division, Amazon introduced it might make investments a further $100 million within the AWS Generative AI Innovation Middle. In a weblog submit, Amazon execs Francessca Vasquez and Taimur Rashid wrote that the funding will additional the targets of the middle, which was established two years in the past. Amazon, like fellow tech giants Meta, Google, Micro…

Amazon Boosts AWS Generative AI Innovation Center with USD 100M, Focuses on Agentic AI

Amazon is adding another $100 million to its AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, aiming to help businesses shift from merely experimenting with AI to actually using it in their day-to-day operations. Announced on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, this brings the total funding to $200 million since the center’s launch back in 2023. This time, the spotlight is on agentic AI—a form of artificial intelligence designed to autonomously plan and execute more co…