Amazon said it will invest $10 billion in a new Montgomery County, Mo., data center campus, one of the largest digital infrastructure announcements Missouri has landed to date.
According to the June 15 announcement from Missouri Partnership, the project is expected to create more than 400 full-time data center jobs, thousands of construction jobs and long-term property tax growth.
Amazon also said it will fund all electric grid connection costs, commit more than $7 million to community programs and support water-saving efforts with Arable Labs.
Amazon said it will invest $10 billion to build a new data center campus in Montgomery County, Mo., a project that local and state partners say will create more than 400 full-time data center jobs, thousands of construction jobs, and hundreds of millions of dollars in new property tax revenue over the next 25 years.
According to a June 15 announcement from Missouri Partnership, Amazon unveiled the project during a press conference with community leaders, economic development officials, and utility partners.
The statement said the campus will add new digital infrastructure capacity in a region that is becoming a larger player in data center development, while also driving major near-term demand for site work, utility coordination, building trades, and project support.
Missouri Partnership said the $10 billion campus is expected to generate significant economic activity through construction, infrastructure investment and long-term operations.
Montgomery County estimates the investment will produce hundreds of millions of dollars in new property tax revenue over the next 25 years.
Amazon said the buildout will create over 400 full-time data center jobs and thousands of construction jobs. The project stands out not only for its size, but for the likely duration and complexity of the work, including nonresidential construction related power infrastructure, specialized building systems, and civil construction.
The announcement also reinforces how much of today’s nonresidential growth story is shaped by data centers and the utility-intensive projects that follow them.
ConstructConnect reported that total data center spending reached $2.4 billion in April 2026, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) total to $49.5 billion.
Data Center construction spending remains more than 300 percent above year-ago levels, according to the June Data Center Report, by ConstructConnect economists, Michael Guckes, and Devin Bell.
The 12-month moving average for Data Center construction starts spending through April 2026 was $9.8 billion, as shown in the chart above. Average Data Center spending fell below $10 billion per month in April but remains more than 300 percent above year-ago levels. Image and Data: ConstructConnect
Amazon said it worked with Ameren Missouri on electric service for the campus and will pay 100% of the costs required to connect the project to the grid, with no incentives or discounts on electric rates.
Large-scale data center projects increasingly turn on power availability, grid timing and utility coordination as much as land or labor. By stating it will cover the full cost of electric service connections, Amazon and its partners are trying to address one of the biggest public concerns surrounding hyperscale development.
Gallup’s first poll on local data center construction, released in May 2026, found 71% of Americans oppose AI data centers in their area, with opposition centered on water, energy, pollution, and quality-of-life concerns.
Alongside the campus investment, Amazon said it will commit more than $7 million in community contributions. That includes $3 million for emergency dispatch services in Montgomery County, more than $1 million for a new community gathering space at the county fairgrounds and another $3 million for broader community programs.
The company also launched a $150,000 community fund for local projects in and around Montgomery County.
While the June 15 Missouri Partnership statement did not mention tax incentives, KMIZ ABC17 News reported in December 2025 that the Montgomery County Commission unanimously approved a framework for property tax incentives tied to a proposed Amazon Web Services data center in Montgomery County, Missouri. The news outlet reported at the time that the project would include 17 buildings.
The incentive package, structured through the state industrial development bonds, or Chapter 100 bonds, could deliver between about $244 million and $982 million in personal property tax relief, with the total incentive value reaching roughly $1 billion if Amazon fully builds out the planned campus.
Amazon said it is working with Arable Labs on agricultural technology intended to help Missouri farmers improve irrigation efficiency and reduce groundwater withdrawals. The company said the effort is expected to save 100 million gallons of water.
State and local officials framed the announcement as a long-term economic development win for the region. In the company’s announcement, Gov. Mike Kehoe said the project would support infrastructure improvements, expand the tax base for schools and public services and strengthen the foundation for future growth.
Amazon said the Missouri campus builds on its existing footprint in the state, where it has operated since 2017 and now employs more than 10,000 people across fulfillment, sortation, delivery and retail operations.
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