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California](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/55c8ca6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2F95%2F4386bc36429d870fab6cab08c56f%2Finvestment-california-amazon-ck042626.png)\n\n- [Building a stronger economy](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/b7/4c/3c9b0aba4bc7a35fa897f1d44a44/amazoninvestment-california-2025.pdf)\n\n![Amazon investment in California](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/45d939b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F86%2F3f%2Fffc2bf0643ea8ff79888264f2d58%2Fjobs-california-amazon-ck042626.png)\n\n- [Supporting good jobs](https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits)\n\n![$6.5+ billion invested in data center infrastructure in California](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/309dcf9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2F8a%2F8e8daedf43f39c24d3b8ce09aa27%2Fby-the-numbers-state-pages-1-2.png)\n\n- [Investing in critical infrastructure](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-data-centers-locations-news)\n\n![Aerial view of suburban residential neighborhood with mountains in the background](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/835167b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb7%2F32%2F4d2fb2fb4997926376c2e530054c%2Fabout-amazon-hero-california-datacenters-archive015-amazon-news-lj-072321.jpg)\n\n- [5 ways Amazon is investing in California](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-investment-california-jobs-infrastructure-small-business)\n\n### Amazon in your community\n\n![Amazon employee preparing emergency supplies and disaster relief donations in large fulfillment center](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2a2fe30/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F44%2F7d%2F3f97f43543289e4ed66cac151b54%2Fabout-amazon-hero-amazon-news-as-20260720-amazon-news-as-20260720.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon's first wildlife relief hub helps communities face the rising threat of wildfires in California and beyond](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-wildfire-disaster-relief)\n\n![A group of filmmakers inside Amazon Studio's Stage 15.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/843c7e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2151x1434+200+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F1f%2F5a%2F5814999541ea85abb897e5fa2c88%2Fhero01-aws-studio15-primevideo-jun2024-2550x1434-copy.png)\n\n- [Amazon MGM Studios' virtual soundstage in Culver City is revolutionizing movies and TV shows](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-virtual-soundstage-stage-15-movies-tv-shows)\n\n![A photo of the Cosumnes River in California.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8de27f9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F1a%2F5f%2F845f6fd940c28efc073dd6cbc882%2Faws-freshwatertrust-hero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [How AWS is helping to keep a river flowing in Northern California ](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/how-aws-is-helping-to-keep-a-river-flowing-in-northern-california)\n\n![gilroy-and-hayward-receive-community-impact-grants-inline-ad-061226.jpeg](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9dddd1c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1115x743+103+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F3a%2F1e%2F19a916af4d54943f6dcc47639a79%2Fgilroy-and-hayward-community-impact-grants-inline-ad-061226.jpeg)\n\n- [Gilroy and Hayward organizations awarded grants for community impact projects](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-data-centers-locations-news?p=gilroy-and-hayward-organizations-awarded-grants-for-community-impact-projects)\n\n![Disassembled Kindle e-reader showing screen, battery, and electronics.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e8cf43f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2151x1434+200+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8a%2Ff6%2F1d0a70374c82a677492bbbe95f4f%2Fabout-amazon-feature-archive009-amazon-lab126-z9a3532-copy-8192x5464-1.jpg)\n\n- [How Amazon tests Kindle devices and more in this innovation lab](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-devices-lab-126-photos)\n\n### Unlocking opportunities\n\n![megan coghlan a process assistant at amazon standing in the foreground of an amazon fulfillment center. she is smiling with her hands on her hips and wearing yellow safety 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fund](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-future-of-work-skills-jobs-training)\n\n![Amazon employee](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1b2f416/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F63%2F9a%2F654b8c8741e59c956151c9a5ee85%2Famazonhealthcarebenefits-hero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [5 awesome health benefits many Amazon employees can start using on their first day](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-health-benefits)\n\n![AWS Skill Builder platform shown on computer, offering AI and cloud training](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dbb1519/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2b%2F39%2F86414e8f46a7980f1b16811a8cda%2Fapple-laptop-aws-skill-builder-overthesholderview.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon's skills training programs are helping build a skilled workforce ready for tomorrow's opportunities](https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/amazon-ai-courses-certifications-aws-trainings)\n","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}