Jobs News Opinion Data Center Tax Breaks Mean Jobs In Rural Communities

Polling shows rural areas more receptive to data centers | Opinion

Rural Southwest Florida residents are particularly enthusiastic, viewing data centers as a source of economic stability and high-paying jobs. Florida utility companies have created special rate ... Read More

Data centers bring almost no jobs. Why are we giving them tax breaks? | Opinion

Data centers have almost no local economic effects, with one possible exception. That's the result of my recent study examining the effects of data centers on Texas employment and incomes. Texas ... Read More

Should WA data centers generate their own clean energy to get tax breaks?

A Washington workgroup is preparing to send recommendations to Gov. Bob Ferguson on balancing sustainability and economic goals when it comes to the AI data center building boom. But one omission has ... Read More

Louisiana Hands Meta a Tax Break and Power for Its Biggest Data Center

Louisiana planning authorities have voted to rush through approval for three natural gas turbines to power Meta’s massive new data center in Richland Parish. When it’s done, the 4-million-square-foot ... Read More

'Our communities are being treated as sacrifice zones for the data center boom' | Opinion

A data center boom in the South is raising concerns over environmental impacts and community costs. Residents in Georgia and Tennessee report issues like contaminated water and increased air pollution ... Read More