Oracle Boosts Data Center Job Forecast After Local Opposition

Oracle Corp. predicted that a massive data center it’s developing for OpenAI in New Mexico will create more jobs than previously announced, another example of tech companies trying promote positive impacts of server farms.

The site will create as many as 1,500 permanent jobs at the data center or in the county after construction is complete, double the previous forecast, Oracle said Friday in a statement. It “will deliver high-quality jobs, sustainable infrastructure, and long-term economic benefits to Doña Ana County,” Executive Vice President Pradeep Vincent wrote on LinkedIn.