MORE THAN 50 TECH JOBS COMING TO EASTERN KENTUCKY

Manchester, KY – AVA Redundant Web Services, LLC (“AVA-RWS”) announced today 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 7 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,” Joe 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 says the company  intends to fill most of the jobs by those 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.