Google will open a new artificial intelligence data center outside of Richmond, Virginia , as part of a $9 billion investment in the state, the company and the governor’s office announced Wednesday.

Virginia’s partnership with Google comes as Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) works to cement the state as a worldwide AI data center superpower. Virginia has more data centers than any other state, boasting approximately 35% of the world’s hyperscale data centers.

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