An Ohio school needs funds. It voted to cut Anduril’s tax bill, anyway
How a factory for AI-powered weapons, a data center, and a needy public school collided in rural Ohio.
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Enough is enough in Ohio on polluting data center gas power plants
Today, on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at the New Albany High School, the Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a public hearing for the PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center, the third major gas combustion plant to power an EdgeConneX data…
Ohio Capital Journal ·Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the…
Ohio Capital Journal ·Can a high school open house persuade Akron families to stay in the district?
JaKayla Martin (right), 17, a junior at East CLC, claps a beat while Neveah Evans, 14, an eighth grader at NIHF STEM Middle School, practices CPR on a dummy as Evans mom, Ashley Seligman looks on, during East CLC s showcase on Friday, Oct.…
Signal Akron ·ABC22/FOX45: Wright State celebrates innovation at annual Wright Brothers Day event
Wright State University marked Wright Brothers Day with an event focused on innovation, research, and artificial intelligence. The university’s annual celebration took place today in its Student Union Atrium. Faculty, students, and local…
Wright State University ·Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to…
Ohio Capital Journal ·Ohio wants to embrace AI — now it needs workers to buy in
JobsOhio's data and AI chief says worker AI literacy, not computing power or capital, is Ohio's biggest competitive gap; the AI Ready Ohio training program aims to reach 10 cities next year.
Axios Columbus ·More Than 2,000 Ohioans Certified in AI Through Free AI Ready Ohio Initiative as It Comes to Columbus
JobsOhio reports strong momentum for the free AI Ready Ohio program, which is working toward 3,000 new certifications in 2026, as Columbus AI Week hosted training for staff from 250+ organizations.
JobsOhio ·Major grant expands apprenticeship opportunities at UC
UC is a partner on a $40M U.S. Department of Labor award led by Jobs for the Future to expand registered apprenticeships for jobs that build and maintain AI, semiconductor and nuclear infrastructure.
University of Cincinnati ·First Ohio-Built Fury Rolls Off Anduril's Arsenal-1 Production Line
Anduril's Arsenal-1 near Rickenbacker finished its first semi-autonomous Fury aircraft; the $910.5M autonomous-systems plant is committed to 4,008 jobs by 2035.
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