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Economic Development
Pepsi Was a Town's Biggest Employer. Then Came the Layoffs.
Pepsi was the biggest employer in one small town. When layoffs came, residents said they were blindsided — a…
Oct 18
Data Center Expansion Promises Jobs, But Higher Utility Bills Loom
A report reviewed by The State Journal-Register frames new data-center construction as a two-sided labor-mark…
Oct 9
Illinois Data Center Boom Could Create 121,000 Jobs, Report Finds
A new report projects Illinois' data center buildout could create 121,000 jobs and deliver $300 million in an…
Oct 9
Illinois Data Center Boom: Over 120K Jobs Projected
A new report projects more than 120,000 Illinois jobs from new data centers — but most of the work is tempora…
Oct 9
Illinois Data Centers: 121,000 Jobs, But Only 2,800 Are Permanent
A $57B data center buildout will create 121,000 Illinois jobs through 2035, but just 2,800 permanent ones — $…
Oct 9
Illinois Data Center Boom Projected to Add 120,000 Jobs by 2035
A new ILEPI-PMCR study projects Illinois' data center buildout will add 120,000 jobs by 2035, with a third pa…
Oct 9
Data Center Jobs Are Real — but So Is the Rest of the Ledger
A researcher argues data center jobs are genuine, but honest accounting requires weighing incentives, infrast…
Oct 9
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