Panel: data centers fund local training and community programs, including school and workforce initiatives
Aug 27, 2026
Aug 27, 2026
Economic-development staff and local partners described how existing data-center tenants support downtown Wi‑Fi, school-bus Wi‑Fi, workforce stipends for job training and a Microsoft-funded data center academy at West Georgia Technical College.
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Panelists said data centers have provided direct community benefits in Douglas County, including workforce-development funding, education programs and community services.
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