Meta invests millions in Columbus trades to support data center growth - The Columbus Dispatch
What's documented Names Columbus as one of four $115 million Academy pilot cities, five-week bootcamp, and Meta's New Albany campus location.
Meta is putting millions into central Ohio trades training through its new America's Workforce Academy, with Columbus as one of four national pilot cities sharing a one-year, $115 million investment. The free five-week bootcamp covers housing and airfare and guarantees a job offer from a Meta contractor partner on completion. Central Ohio hosts most of the state's data centers, including Meta's New Albany campus.
- Columbus is one of four pilot cities in Meta's $115 million America's Workforce Academy
- Free five-week bootcamp with guaranteed job offers and portable credentials
- Central Ohio hosts most of Ohio's data centers, including Meta's New Albany campus
- Comes after Gov. DeWine paused data center tax breaks that cost Ohio nearly $1.6 billion in 2025
- In Ohio, Meta partnered with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce