You'll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create

You'll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create

Fit Precast, an industrial concrete company, is dropping $102 million on a new facility in Gastonia, North Carolina, creating 125 new jobs for workers throughout the area. Pharmaceutical giant Becton Dickinson is putting $110 million into a manufacturing expansion in Columbus Ohio — 120 jobs. A new automotive venture in Orangeburg, South Carolina is investing $120 million into a new plant, bringing in nearly 400 jobs. Now meet Ark Data Centers, …

Ohio Data Center Tax Breaks Create Only 10 Jobs While Costing Millions: What’s Really Happening

When Ark Data Centers announced a $136 million investment in northeastern Ohio, the company promised to bring economic development and job growth to the region. However, the actual job creation numbers reveal a stark disconnect between the massive capital investment and the meager employment benefits local residents will see. For every dollar of state incentives provided, the return on workers in permanent positions tells a troubling story about…