AWS confirmed behind West Richland data center plan

Amazon Web Services has confirmed to the City of West Richland that it is the company behind a proposed data center campus on the nearly 1,000-acre Lewis & Clark Ranch site, with an initial three-building phase that could create up to 150 jobs. No permits have been filed yet, and AWS is holding a public open house Nov. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Enterprise Middle School. See MyNorthwest's report for the full story.