This story was updated on May 22, 2025, to reflect the city council’s vote A massive data ... Charlotte. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com It’s unclear how many jobs ...

The data centers will be in Conover, Hickory and Maiden, and the project will create at least 50 jobs, according to officials ... about an hour north of Charlotte. Microsoft is based in Washington ...

The Tar Heel State doesn’t have a “data center alley” but it does support a corridor. An hour’s drive from Charlotte ... but without the associated jobs. Data centers are expensive ...