AWS & Economic Development Leaders Share Insights
We bring you three podcast episodes featuring leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and regional economic development organizations. Together, they explore how data centers are planned and built, explain the AWS site-selection process, and separate fact from fiction surrounding power and water usage.
In one episode, Shannon Kellogg, vice president of public policy for AWS for the Americas at Amazon, joins Heather Ennis, president & CEO of the Northwest Indiana Forum. The conversation focuses on what AWS looks for when selecting a community, including infrastructure readiness and environmental sustainability goals. The discussion is grounded in data and provides clear, factual context around common misconceptions.
In a second episode, Brandon Oyer, head of America’s water & power for AWS, joins Behind the Region hosts Chamber President & CEO Jeff Rea and Director of Member Relations Mark McGill. Oyer provides an update on the $11 billion-plus AWS data center project, explains how cloud computing works, addresses myths related to water and power usage, and shares AWS’s long-term vision and the project’s impact on the South Bend Region.
Jeff Rea, president and CEO of the Chamber discusses all things data center in a third podcast episode. As AI, cloud computing and digital infrastructure continue to expand, communities like ours are evaluating what these large-scale projects mean, in terms of growth, resources, workforce and more.
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