Google is set to invest the most money ever in an Arkansas project. Alphabet and Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said the company will spend $4 billion through 2027 building a data center in West Memphis. The company made the announcement Thursday (Oct. 2) on the site where the data center will be built. How many jobs will be created was not released, but Porat said the center will employ hundreds of workers and thousands of construction workers as it’s being built. “Google is investing in the next generation of AI innovation in Arkansas and across the country,” she said. “We see AI and the energy powering it to be the innovations that will define this century. The upside of AI cannot be unlocked without the energy it requires. That is why Google is building energy capacity that protects affordability for ratepayers and creates jobs that will drive the AI-powered economy.” The advanced data center facility will cover 1,000 acres and will include a data center facility, office buildings, a substation, and other infrastructure. It will be the first of its kind in the state.

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