Google to open two more data centers in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Google plans to build two more data centers in Ohio to help power its artificial intelligence technology and other tools, the company and state officials announced Wednesday.

With one data center already up and running near Columbus, the two new locations will bring Google’s total investment in Ohio to more than $2 billion, officials said.

Ohio is seeing a wave of big investments by the technology industry.

Intel is building a $20 billion chip factory just east of Columbus, and Honda and LG Energy Solution of South Korea are building a $3.5 billion battery plant between Columbus and Cincinnati that the automaker envisions as its North American electric vehicle hub.

The area around Columbus also is home to data centers operated by Facebookand Amazon.

The two new Google data centers will be built in Columbus and Lancaster.

“Ohio is a growing technology hub and data center market, and we welcome these two new Google projects in Columbus and Lancaster to complement the one already in New Albany,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement.

Mark Isakowitz, Google’s head of government affairs in the U.S. and Canada, would not say how many jobs would be created, adding that data centers typically employ about 50 people at opening and those numbers increase as they expand.

“If you look at some of the sites we have around the country, it’s hundreds and hundreds of people as you build and as you grow,” he said.

Data centers have proliferated across the U.S. and become a welcome revenue source for local governments. They also require a large amount of electricity and high-voltage transmission lines.

In northern Virginia, which is home to the biggest cluster of data centers, complaints have grown mostly about the constant noise from fans needed to cool the computers and servers.

Panorama Hispano is the regional news and information newspaper for Hispanic and other diverse communities.

US Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the United States numbering 54.2 million as of July 2014. Serving: Buffalo, Rochester, Fredonia, Niagara Falls, NY and Erie, PA. Outside our Market area: Visit our affiliate at: http://www.impremedia.com/

Contact us: Contact@PanoramaHispanoNews.com

Featured News

Jun 20, 2026
US advance to World Cup round of 32 with dominant 2-0 win over Australia

SEATTLE, June 19 (Reuters) – The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout stage with a dominant performance against […]

Read More
Jun 20, 2026
Family Promise of WNY plans Buffalo expansion to help homeless families

A Buffalo non-profit that supports families out of homelessness is planning to build a new facility downtown. Family Promise of […]

Read More
Jun 18, 2026
Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd

BY SCOTT BAUER AP Updated 4:48 PM EDT, June 18, 2026 Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center […]

Read More

popular categories

Featured (5,526)
Mundo Latino (2,121)
Locales / Regional (1,277)
Buffalo (2,151)
Dunkirk (1,700)
Rochester (1,666)
PA (1,255)
Negocios / Tecnología (1,092)
Tecnología y Science (220)
Salud (571)
Deportes (963)
Entretenimiento (815)
Extras (456)
Movies (232)
Viajes, Vida y Estilo (728)
Copyright © 2026 Panorama Hispano News. All Rights Reserved.
crossmenuchevron-downmenu-circlecross-circle
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram