Amazon cloud unit to invest nearly $8 billion in Ohio

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(Reuters) -Amazon.com’s cloud computing division would invest $7.8 billion through 2030 in Ohio to expand its data center operations, it said on Monday.

The e-commerce giant, which has invested $6.3 billion in the state since 2015, has been increasing its spending to meet a rise in demand for cloud services from corporate and government bodies.

Amazon (NASDAQ:) said the new investment will create hundreds of jobs and support thousands at local businesses through construction, operations and maintenance on-site at Amazon Web Services facilities.

The company had in January said it plans to invest another $35 billion by 2040 to expand data centers in Virginia.

It also aims to invest 1.06 trillion rupees ($12.7 billion) in India by the end of this decade.