Google announces $1B for Data Center Expansion in Loudoun, Prince William Counties

Gov. Glenn Youngkin-R

Commonwealth of Virginia

Ben Peters of InsideNova

Google introduced a $1 billion funding to broaden its Virginia knowledge facilities together with two Loudoun County websites and a newly opened Prince William County campus, Friday. 

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Google President/CEO Ruth Porat on the firm’s Reston headquarters to announce the initiative. The transfer brings Google’s complete funding within the state to greater than $4.2 billion.

The corporate additionally introduced two new AI workforce growth initiatives to assist staff study new expertise: a $75 million AI alternative fund, and a brand new Google AI necessities Coursera course.

“Along with our companions and community-led organizations, Google is dedicated to delivering focused AI skilling and coaching in order that Virginians, veterans, and thousands and thousands of others can profit from the alternatives of in the present day and tomorrow,” Porat stated in a ready assertion.

Google stated the corporate’s investments in its Virginia knowledge facilities play a necessary position in supporting the corporate’s AI tech and cloud enterprise. Google’s knowledge facilities assist energy in style digital companies similar to  Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Search and Maps.

“Google’s ongoing funding in Virginia is a testomony to our state’s expert expertise, strong infrastructure, and management in advancing the event and software of rising applied sciences,” Youngkin stated in an announcement. “We’re proud that Google is furthering its commitments to Virginia’s financial progress by investing a further $1 billion in our Loudoun County and Prince William knowledge heart campuses, and by providing its new Google AI Necessities course to veterans, transitioning service members, army spouses, staff and college students all through the Commonwealth.” 

By means of its new $75 million AI Alternative Fund, Google.org, the corporate’s philanthropy arm, will assist over a million Individuals be taught important AI expertise by offering grants to best-in-class workforce growth and training organizations. 

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse College was one of many fund’s first recipients. Since 2013, Google.org has supported the institute in its work making ready transitioning service members, veterans and army spouses to deliver their expertise and expertise to civilian careers. The institute will provide Google’s new AI Necessities course and the Google Cybersecurity Certificate to their Onward to Opportunity (O2O) members in Virginia and throughout the nation. 

“The IVMF is proud to obtain continued help from Google.org by not solely providing cybersecurity coaching but in addition, enhancing post-military service profession preparation by way of the brand new Google AI Necessities course. Empowering transitioning service members, army spouses, and veterans with entry to superior certifications and expertise is essential in shaping a resilient future, significantly in an more and more digital office,” stated Dr. Mike Haynie, govt director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Army Households. 

He continued, “Help from Google.org empowers the IVMF to make sure that veterans and army households can entry and leverage essential cyber and digital training and thus profit from the revolutionary energy of superior applied sciences. The Commonwealth of Virginia and its deeply rooted connection to the army neighborhood and the variety of military-connected households is a perfect location to launch this initiative.”

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