LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Elected officials and economic development leaders from Lackawanna County took a trip to a place known as "Data Center Alley" on Wednesday.

The goal—to see the industry at work for themselves.

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce arranged the trip to Loudoun County, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC.

The trip was meant for local officials dealing with the development of data centers in our area. There were representatives from Jessup and Archbald boroughs, the North Pocono School District, State Representative Kyle Mullins' office, and economic development and construction companies in Lackawanna County.

For most of them, it was their first time seeing data centers up close.

"Right now we're in a country club that abuts a golf course, and I see data cen

See Full Page