Our latest report is on the Economic Impact of Data Centers on Central Washington. Briefly,

World class industries have located in Central Washington, providing stable, diversified employment and expanded tax bases for local governments. The data center industry is among the notable additions to Central Washington’s resurgent economy.

Data centers have benefitted Central Washington in several ways. They stabilize and expand the region’s tax base, generate millions of dollars in construction spending, and provide family wage jobs. Increased tax revenues are evident not only in smaller cities like Quincy, but countywide in Grant and Douglas counties.

Data centers also give communities in Central Washington a key advantage in the quest for technology-based economic development. Men and women trained to work in data centers provide a talent base that other industries will find attractive. With industrial diversification taking root in the region, data centers add to the base of industries that will complement the region’s still-strong agricultural and food processing sectors.