Akron has always been a city that knows how to build. For generations, we’ve produced the rubber, polymers and advanced materials that helped power America’s economic growth. Today, a different kind of building boom is quietly taking shape across Akron and Northeast Ohio — one that’s creating jobs, attracting investment and positioning our region for the future.

I’m talking about Ohio’s rise as a national technology and innovation hub. And while the U.S. is locked in an artificial intelligence race with China, most people don’t realize that many of the technologies fueling our country’s competitiveness are increasingly being powered right here in the Buckeye state.

Digital infrastructure projects like data centers may not resemble the factories we grew up with, but their economic impac

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