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Richmond’s job growth signals need for new data center and AI infrastructure in Virginia | Guest column

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July 26, 2026 · 9:30 AM

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As Richmond ranks among the nation’s leaders in job growth, Virginia has a rare opportunity to power the region’s AI-driven economic rise with next-generation data infrastructure that avoids the land, energy and community challenges now confronting Northern Virginia’s data-center corridor.