A view of Meta’s data centre in Clonee, Co Meath. Photo: Niall Carson/PA via Getty Images
Spending on data centre projects in the US has exploded, surpassing offices for the first time at the end of last year. It’s a trend Matt Kunz saw early when Meta built a computing hub outside Columbus, Ohio.
Other tech companies soon swarmed into the area, drawn by its stable economy, university talent pipeline and ample power, water and land, said Mr Kunz, vice president and general manager at Turner Construction, the firm that led Meta’s build-out. Since Meta broke ground in 2017 it has expanded its data centre campus, and Amazon, Google and Microsoft made plans to join it nearby.
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