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Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection Jessica Shirley will join executives from NorthPoint Development, elected officials, and local leaders to highlight how the Shapiro Administration’s work to speed up and improve the Commonwealth’s permitting processes is helping Pennsylvania win major economic development deals. The Governor’s visit to Falls Township follows the announcement of Amazon’s initial $20 billion investment in the Commonwealth to establish multiple high-tech cloud computing and AI innovation campuses across the Commonwealth, including one at the Keystone Trade Center. PHOTO/PA CAST
Governor touts AWS $20B investment in Bucks County
Stacy Wescoe//August 8, 2025//
Listen to this articleGovernor Josh Shapiro and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jessica Shirley joined executives from NorthPoint Development at the Keystone Trade Center to highlight the jobs that will come from the presence of Amazon Web Services.
An announcement was made in June that Amazon Web Services will invest an initial $20 billion – the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania history – to build multiple high-tech cloud computing and AI innovation campuses across the state, including a site at the redeveloped Keystone Trade Center in Bucks County.
The governor said the project will create thousands of high-paying tech, construction, and supplier jobs, while establishing Pennsylvania as a national leader in artificial intelligence and next-generation technology.
To support this growth, Pennsylvania is investing an initial $10 million to expand workforce training, vo-tech, and career and technical education statewide – ensuring Pennsylvania workers have the skills to succeed in the jobs of the future. Reflecting that leadership, Code for America recently ranked Pennsylvania among the top three states for AI readiness in its July 2025 Government AI Landscape Assessment.
“My Administration is proving that government can work at the speed of business – and that when we work together, we can bring game-changing projects like this Amazon data center campus to Pennsylvania,” said Shapiro. “This project is part of the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania history – an initial $20 billion commitment from Amazon to build state-of-the-art data center campuses across the Commonwealth, including right here in Bucks County.”
