Attendees pass an AWS logo at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, on Dec. 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Noah Berger/Amazon Web Services via AP Images)

Responding to inquiries from this newspaper, an Amazon executive has confirmed Amazon Web Service's plans for a data center in Fayette County, about an hour's drive from Montgomery County.

"Fayette County is the first site outside of Central Ohio where AWS plans to establish new data centers, investing an estimated $5 billion by 2030," Roger Wehner, vice president of economic development at AWS (Amazon Web Services), said in an email to a Dayton Daily News reporter. "As AWS continues to invest in Ohio, we are grateful to the local leadership in Fayette County who support our ability to grow and innovate on behalf of our customers. We look forward to leveraging our strong public and private partnerships to extend the impact of our investment across the state, and bring new educational and workforce opportunities to the next generation of tech talent."