Data centers bring money to small towns. But do they also bring jobs?

Item Type Newspaper Article Author Stephen Bisaha URL https://www.npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-5355017/data-centers-bring-money-to-small-towns-but-do-they-also-bring-jobs Publication NPR Date 2025-04-10T16:42:25-04:00 Section Economy Accessed 2026-08-02 04:25:26 Library Catalog NPR Language en Abstract Tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers across the country. But despite the record-setting price tags, the centers create few jobs.