Trade association serving as the voice for the data center sector.
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DCC member @CompassDCs is supporting mental health and wellness services in IL by funding a new dedicated space for group therapy & wellness programs.
The investment will help the local health department better serve residents seeking support.
Read more: compassdatacenters.com/news/…
11 graduates. 11 job offers!
The inaugural class of Louisiana Delta Community College's 4-week data center technician program received job offers from a contractor supporting Meta's Louisiana data center development.
Read more: businessinsider.com/meta-dat…
DCC is excited to welcome Chris Mulhall as our new Director of Local Engagement & Strategic Partnerships!
With 15+ years of experience in government affairs & local leadership, Chris will lead DCC's local engagement efforts and strengthen strategic partnerships. Welcome, Chris!
🏗️ Myth vs. Fact: Data center developers can build anywhere.
Not quite! Local governments set zoning and land-use rules that help determine where data centers go and what standards they must meet.
Learn more from @APA_Planning: planning.org/blog/9319236/ma…
DCC member @AWScloud is investing in workforce development alongside its data center projects in northwest Louisiana.
🎓 Paid apprenticeships
📚 Tuition assistance
🛠️ Career exploration for students
ksla.com/2026/10/15/amazon-b…
Nearly 430,000 jobs. That's the employment impact of Texas data centers.
DCC's Dan Diorio and Jess Heck spoke with the @SABizJournal about the industry’s broader workforce impact, including skilled trades, construction, and training.
Read more: bizjournals.com/sanantonio/n…
What’s the economic impact of a single data center?
New @USChamber research finds that during construction, a typical 50-MW facility annually:
Supports 5,200 jobs statewide.
Adds 1,700 workers to the labor force.
Contributes $680M to the state economy.
uschamber.com/infrastructure…
How many times have you relied on a data center today without realizing it?
From online banking to streaming and shopping, data centers support more of our daily routines than we might think.
A new Cardinal News column takes a closer look: cardinalnews.org/2026/10/06/…
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My conversation with Brad Tietz of the Data Center Coalition @DCC_org 🗄️ 🗄️ 🗄️
Brad helped pass the Illinois data center incentive in 2019
We spoke about what's changed since:
- $16B in data center investment in Illinois from 2019 to 2024
- Illinois went from top 3 in the country to outside the top 10 by some rankings
- Only 25% of data center workloads are AI. The rest is cloud, banks, hospitals, trading firms, schools
- Most of Chicago's 39 data centers are small edge sites, not giant AI campuses
- City Colleges and College of DuPage now run 8-week data center certificates that lead to $120k+ jobs
Plus the myths everyone keeps repeating about data centers
900 workers at one Texas data center campus. More than 7,000 permanent factory jobs nationwide.
A new feature looks at the skilled careers and training pathways supported by data center development.
Read more: foxnews.com/politics/america…
DCC’s Cameron Poursoltan joined energy leaders at the @GCPAssociation Fall Conference for a conversation on how large loads, including data centers, can connect to the grid.
Thanks to GCPA for bringing together stakeholders from across the Texas energy sector for the discussion.
💧 SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: DCC member @VantageDC is supporting the Colorado River Basin Collaborative, with participating organizations committing $32 million to water resilience projects.
The basin supports nearly 40M people, 16M jobs, and $1.4T in annual economic activity.
DCC is excited to welcome Alex Cutchey as our new Director of Energy Policy – State Regulatory!
Alex will lead DCC's state regulatory efforts on large-load tariff, rate case, interconnection, and transmission planning proceedings nationwide. Welcome, Alex!
How would a day without data centers look?
Delayed emergency alerts. Disrupted telehealth. Payment systems that can’t process transactions.
Megan Ruszkowski of DCC member @CoreSite looks at why thoughtful planning for data centers matters.
Read more: denvergazette.com/2026/09/26…
What happens to electricity rates when you take data centers out of the equation?
A new E3 study found that in 98% of 2,000+ scenarios, Dominion residential electricity rates would have been higher without additional data center load.
Read more: ethree.com/backcast-data-cen…
A new @txbiz blog highlights a recent conversation featuring DCC's Jess Heck on separating perception from reality on data centers in Texas.
The takeaway: reliable information, early engagement, and regulatory certainty matter for investment.
Read more: txbiz.org/2026/09/29/texas-d…
❌ MYTH: Data centers are just AI warehouses.
✅ FACT: Data centers support a broad digital ecosystem in addition to AI including emergency response, banking, telehealth, education, cybersecurity, government services, streaming, and e-commerce.
💧 Sustainability Spotlight: DCC member @QTSDataCenters has announced a $1 billion global water stewardship pledge as it works toward becoming water positive by 2035.
The commitment supports water infrastructure, conservation, and watershed restoration.
A $50 million investment can open a lot of doors.
DCC member @Equinix is doubling its investment in the Equinix Foundation, expanding digital skills training and career pathways into the data center industry.
Read more: newsroom.equinix.com/2026-08…
