JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed legislation to finalize the largest economic development project in Mississippi history.

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is investing $10 billion to establish multiple data center complexes in two Madison County industrial parks. Officials said the investment will create at least 1,000 high-paying, high-tech jobs. 

This $10 billion investment by AWS is the single largest capital investment in Mississippi history and four times the size of the previous largest economic development project. 

“Mississippi has written another chapter for the history books,” said Reeves. “This $10 billion private sector investment is proof that Mississippi can compete against the fiercest competition in economic development and win. It really is an awesome day for our entire state, and I’m so proud we could get this project done. Something special is happening in Mississippi, and we’re not going to let up anytime soon.”

Last week, Mississippi lawmakers approved a $44 million incentive package. Most of the state money, $32 million, will go toward job training programs.

Officials said the data centers will enable customers of all sizes and across all industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, financial services, public sector, telecom, and more, to transform their businesses. The new data centers will contain computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment, and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing. 

Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority funds will be used to assist with infrastructure needs, workforce training and site development.

Reeves said the data centers could be at least partially open by 2027.

Legislators met in a special session last week and approved incentives for a plant that will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles. It will be in Marshall County in northern Mississippi, near the Tennessee state line.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.