Data Centers and Construction Employment

Presented by ReImagine Appalachia

The development of data centers must include true stakeholder engagement and proper safeguards for workers, communities, and the land. Data infrastructure is a growing driver of construction employment. Last year, the industry spent over $30 billion on data center investments and estimates suggest that number will exceed $3 trillion over the next five years.

How can we ensure that construction jobs created by data centers are good jobs for local residents that provide good wages, high safety standards, and open career pathways through on the job training opportunities? 

Hear from Marshall Brown, Director at Mid-Atlantic LECET, and other partners in the region working to ensure that data center construction jobs are good jobs.

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