Amazon Plans Nine-Building Data Center Campus in Wheatfield, Indiana
June 3, 2026
Amazon Plans Nine-Building Data Center Campus in Wheatfield, Indiana
Amazon is moving forward with a major expansion of its cloud infrastructure, unveiling plans to build a nine-building data center campus in Wheatfield, Indiana. The project underscores the accelerating demand for cloud computing and AI-driven services, which is driving hyperscale operators to secure large tracts of land and power capacity across the Midwest.
According to local development documents, the proposed campus will span multiple parcels of land in Wheatfield, a town in Jasper County, approximately 60 miles southeast of Chicago. The development is expected to include nine individual data center buildings, each designed to support high-density computing workloads. Amazon has not disclosed the total investment or power capacity for the project, but the scale suggests a multi-billion-dollar commitment aimed at expanding its AWS footprint in the region.
The announcement comes as Amazon continues to aggressively grow its data center portfolio to meet surging demand from enterprise customers migrating to the cloud and deploying generative AI applications. Indiana has emerged as a key hub for data center development, offering favorable tax incentives, available land, and access to reliable power infrastructure. The Wheatfield campus is part of a broader trend of large-scale data center projects being developed in the state, including recent investments by other major tech firms.
Local officials have expressed support for the project, citing its potential to create construction jobs and long-term operational roles. The development is still subject to zoning approvals and environmental reviews, but Amazon’s plans signal a long-term commitment to expanding its cloud capacity in the central United States. Industry analysts note that such large campuses are essential for hyperscalers to maintain the latency and performance required for next-generation cloud and AI services.
Source: datacenterdynamics
