MANCHESTER, Ky. – AVA Redundant Web Services, LLC (AVA-RWS) has announced that a new data storage, data processing, and artificial intelligence (AI) processing and storage center will be coming to eastern Kentucky.
AVA-RWS says the project will bring more than 50 full-time jobs with estimated starting salaries between $30,000 and $80,000 along with generous benefit packages.
The data center will be located in the Elk Hill Regional Industrial Park, which serves Clay, Knox, and Leslie Counties. It is expected to be completed by July 2025.
AVA-RWS, owned by Eastern Kentucky businessmen Jim Begley, George Begley and Bill Woods, has been working on the project for over two years alongside partners Joe Teegarden with RWS, LLC and Ruben Rivera with Musha Host.
Joe Teegarden has built seven data centers during his career and has received numerous international awards for his work in the industry.  “All my experience has led me to this project,” he said.
The new facility will complement an existing 6 MW facility in Wenatchee, Washington.
“We look forward to welcoming AVA-RWS to the Elk Hill Regional Industrial Park. We could not be more excited and appreciative of this announcement to bring more than 50 new jobs. Jobs of this quality will change the lives of many families in our region. We are grateful to the company for its commitment to Kentucky and our region and are excited for its growth in the future,” Clay
County Judge Executive Tommy Harmon said.
AVA-RWS  intends to fill most of the jobs with people already living in the region.
Company officials say the project was made possible by the assistance of Judge Executive Tommy Harmon, Senator Robert Stivers, Secretary Jeff Noel with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Project Manager Scott Moseley, U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, State Rep. Tom O’Dell Smith, State Rep. Derek Lewis, Clay Co.
Grant Administrator Deann Stivers Allen, the Clay County Fiscal Court, and Clay County Attorney Joe White.
An official groundbreaking ceremony will be held in the near future.