“The coming construction boom would build on the state’s existing role as a data center powerhouse. The Chicago region already ranks as the country’s third-largest data center market. Illinois as a whole ranks 10th among the states, with 19 data centers per 1 million people, according to the study.
Of the 120,000 new jobs projected by the study, 39,000 would be skilled construction jobs, and 3,000 would be permanent positions inside the data centers. Suppliers and nearby retailers would create the rest.”