Good Jobs First
@goodjobsfirst.org
Good Jobs First has since 1998 been a leading watchdog on economic development subsidies. We also expose corporate crimes.
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NEW UPGRADES: Subsidy Tracker now features enhanced search options, including industry-level filters and multi-select government levels to search awards by state or local programs only.
We also just added 6,884 new entries totaling at least $7.1B in subsidies.
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We also just added 6,884 new entries totaling at least $7.1B in subsidies.
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New Search Features Enhance Subsidy Tracker - Good Jobs First
New Search Features Enhance Subsidy Tracker - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW UPGRADES: Subsidy Tracker now features enhanced search options, including industry-level filters and multi-select government levels to search awards by state or local programs only.
We also just added 6,884 new entries totaling at least $7.1B in subsidies.
goodjobsfirst.org/new-search-f...
We also just added 6,884 new entries totaling at least $7.1B in subsidies.
goodjobsfirst.org/new-search-f...
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Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
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Special Treatment Lines Defense Giant's Pockets in North Carolina
Records show that Pratt & Whitney was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants.
inkstickmedia.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Records show that Raytheon was able to claim tax refunds for jobs it didn’t create and bypass public comment for new grants in North Carolina.
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I got hundreds of pages of records about a controversial deal to offer millions in state + local subsidies to Raytheon (Pratt & Whitney) for a new plant in Asheville, NC.
The company produces the engine for the F-35, which Israel has used during the Gaza genocide
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The company produces the engine for the F-35, which Israel has used during the Gaza genocide
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I got hundreds of pages of records about a controversial deal to offer millions in state + local subsidies to Raytheon (Pratt & Whitney) for a new plant in Asheville, NC.
The company produces the engine for the F-35, which Israel has used during the Gaza genocide
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
The company produces the engine for the F-35, which Israel has used during the Gaza genocide
inkstickmedia.com/special-trea...
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🏠📄NEW: Our latest paper — "Capital Crunch" — is OUT NOW!
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🏠📄NEW: Our latest paper — "Capital Crunch" — is OUT NOW!
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. 👇
How's your state doing when it comes to disclosing how much money residents are giving to giant tech companies to build data centers?
Odds are, you won't find out much.
www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Odds are, you won't find out much.
www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds
At least 36 states give the subsidies, but only 11 reveal which businesses receive the benefits.
www.route-fifty.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
How's your state doing when it comes to disclosing how much money residents are giving to giant tech companies to build data centers?
Odds are, you won't find out much.
www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Odds are, you won't find out much.
www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
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"In Louisiana, tech giant Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, is building the largest data center complex in the world. Yet, the public has no insight into how much in sales tax breaks Meta is receiving." stateline.org/2025/11/12/m... #lalege #lagov @goodjobsfirst.org
Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds • Stateline
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
stateline.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"In Louisiana, tech giant Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, is building the largest data center complex in the world. Yet, the public has no insight into how much in sales tax breaks Meta is receiving." stateline.org/2025/11/12/m... #lalege #lagov @goodjobsfirst.org
“This is $1B less for food assistance, public health care, roads, schools-public services that everyday Virginians rely on,” GJF's Kasia Tarczynska said. “Instead, these public dollars are benefiting some of the most profitable companies in the world.”
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www.rappnews.com/virginia-dat...
Virginia data center deals lack transparency, watchdog says
A new report says Virginia offers some of the largest tax breaks in the country for data centers but does not publicly disclose which companies receive them or how much the exemptions are worth.
www.rappnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
“This is $1B less for food assistance, public health care, roads, schools-public services that everyday Virginians rely on,” GJF's Kasia Tarczynska said. “Instead, these public dollars are benefiting some of the most profitable companies in the world.”
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In Fulton #GApol, data centers don't even need tax breaks (though most get them).
That's cos County Assessors only value them at 10-20% of what data center developers say they are worth.
Correcting this raises $48M this year. Another ~$140M/yr as $10 Billion more come on line.
That's cos County Assessors only value them at 10-20% of what data center developers say they are worth.
Correcting this raises $48M this year. Another ~$140M/yr as $10 Billion more come on line.
NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In Fulton #GApol, data centers don't even need tax breaks (though most get them).
That's cos County Assessors only value them at 10-20% of what data center developers say they are worth.
Correcting this raises $48M this year. Another ~$140M/yr as $10 Billion more come on line.
That's cos County Assessors only value them at 10-20% of what data center developers say they are worth.
Correcting this raises $48M this year. Another ~$140M/yr as $10 Billion more come on line.
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“The lack of transparency surrounding data center subsidy recipients specifically reveals they receive special treatment. While some states publicly report which companies receive tax-based subsidies, such as income or investment tax credits, they fail to do that for data center subsidies”
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NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“The lack of transparency surrounding data center subsidy recipients specifically reveals they receive special treatment. While some states publicly report which companies receive tax-based subsidies, such as income or investment tax credits, they fail to do that for data center subsidies”
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NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: 36 states lavish tax breaks on data centers. But just 11 of those states reveal the names of the companies getting the tax breaks, fewer disclose the value of the tax breaks, and NO state provides both estimated and actual jobs created. 1-
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States are facing enormous budget challenges, so why are they offering large-scale tax breaks to wealthy tech companies for data centers and then not disclosing key details to taxpayers - including what they're supposedly getting in return? @goodjobsfirst.org
Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies - Good Jobs First
Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
States are facing enormous budget challenges, so why are they offering large-scale tax breaks to wealthy tech companies for data centers and then not disclosing key details to taxpayers - including what they're supposedly getting in return? @goodjobsfirst.org
The Trump Administration’s first-day order: stop holding government contractors accountable for discriminating against employees.
OFCCP's website was gutted, no new fines announced.
Now they want to abolish the OFCCP entirely.
What this means for workers:
goodjobsfirst.org/does-the-ofc...
OFCCP's website was gutted, no new fines announced.
Now they want to abolish the OFCCP entirely.
What this means for workers:
goodjobsfirst.org/does-the-ofc...
Does the OFCCP Still Exist? - Good Jobs First
Does the OFCCP Still Exist? - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Trump Administration’s first-day order: stop holding government contractors accountable for discriminating against employees.
OFCCP's website was gutted, no new fines announced.
Now they want to abolish the OFCCP entirely.
What this means for workers:
goodjobsfirst.org/does-the-ofc...
OFCCP's website was gutted, no new fines announced.
Now they want to abolish the OFCCP entirely.
What this means for workers:
goodjobsfirst.org/does-the-ofc...
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It’s important for everybody to understand that when your electricity bill doubles, it is doubling to pay for data centers which will be housing mainframes to operate AI using your electricity and your water, and you will pay through the nose to develop a technology to replace you
September 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It’s important for everybody to understand that when your electricity bill doubles, it is doubling to pay for data centers which will be housing mainframes to operate AI using your electricity and your water, and you will pay through the nose to develop a technology to replace you
Data centers are a campaign issue in Virginia, which has the greatest concentration of them. “I’m tired of losing family farms to data centers,” challenger John McAuliff said. “...I’ll protect our communities and nothing else.”
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School issues, data centers are focus in House race in Loudoun, Fauquier counties
All 100 Virginia House seats are on the ballot this year. Democrats currently have a narrow majority in the House of Delegates.Republican Geary Higgins is runni
wjla.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Data centers are a campaign issue in Virginia, which has the greatest concentration of them. “I’m tired of losing family farms to data centers,” challenger John McAuliff said. “...I’ll protect our communities and nothing else.”
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wjla.com/news/electio...
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Consuming our fresh water and the power grid so a few can be billionaires and pay no taxes using knowledge they stole. Do we even have any seals of the apocalypse left? Gonna check AI to see.
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Consuming our fresh water and the power grid so a few can be billionaires and pay no taxes using knowledge they stole. Do we even have any seals of the apocalypse left? Gonna check AI to see.
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In 20 years, maybe they can turn the data centers into retirement living, like they did with indoor malls
October 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In 20 years, maybe they can turn the data centers into retirement living, like they did with indoor malls
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How many jobs does a data center add to the economy once it’s open and running?
Joe and Bob.
Joe and Bob.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
How many jobs does a data center add to the economy once it’s open and running?
Joe and Bob.
Joe and Bob.
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What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
.@theonion.com put together one of the best FAQs on data centers we've seen.
Questions like:
"Q: What do data centers need to run?
A: Water, electricity, air conditioning, and other resources typically wasted on schools and hospitals."
Take a read.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
Questions like:
"Q: What do data centers need to run?
A: Water, electricity, air conditioning, and other resources typically wasted on schools and hospitals."
Take a read.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
What To Know About Data Centers
As the use of AI increases, data centers are popping up across the country. The Onion shares everything you need to know about the controversial facilities. Q: What do data centers need to run? A: Wa...
theonion.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
.@theonion.com put together one of the best FAQs on data centers we've seen.
Questions like:
"Q: What do data centers need to run?
A: Water, electricity, air conditioning, and other resources typically wasted on schools and hospitals."
Take a read.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
Questions like:
"Q: What do data centers need to run?
A: Water, electricity, air conditioning, and other resources typically wasted on schools and hospitals."
Take a read.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
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How we invest our infrastructure dollars shapes not just travel behavior but entire economies.
A new report from @goodjobsfirst.org finds that every dollar spent on repair creates more jobs than new construction.
See more in this post from @innovativedot.bsky.social 👇
ssti.us/2025/10/21/r...
A new report from @goodjobsfirst.org finds that every dollar spent on repair creates more jobs than new construction.
See more in this post from @innovativedot.bsky.social 👇
ssti.us/2025/10/21/r...
Repairing highways is better for the economy than expanding them
The U.S. faces a $1 trillion backlog of roads and bridges needing repair, according to FHWA. Yet we still spend roughly $27 billion per year (25% of the total) expanding and building new highways. Mou...
ssti.us
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How we invest our infrastructure dollars shapes not just travel behavior but entire economies.
A new report from @goodjobsfirst.org finds that every dollar spent on repair creates more jobs than new construction.
See more in this post from @innovativedot.bsky.social 👇
ssti.us/2025/10/21/r...
A new report from @goodjobsfirst.org finds that every dollar spent on repair creates more jobs than new construction.
See more in this post from @innovativedot.bsky.social 👇
ssti.us/2025/10/21/r...
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BIG NEWS: We’re calling for a nationwide moratorium on new data centers. These facilities increase energy costs, consume huge amounts of water and expand dirty energy.
To protect communities, we need to halt unregulated approval and construction until we know the risks. More here: fwwat.ch/49ogtrY
To protect communities, we need to halt unregulated approval and construction until we know the risks. More here: fwwat.ch/49ogtrY
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BIG NEWS: We’re calling for a nationwide moratorium on new data centers. These facilities increase energy costs, consume huge amounts of water and expand dirty energy.
To protect communities, we need to halt unregulated approval and construction until we know the risks. More here: fwwat.ch/49ogtrY
To protect communities, we need to halt unregulated approval and construction until we know the risks. More here: fwwat.ch/49ogtrY
"Amazon’s automation team expects the company can avoid hiring more than 160,000 people in the United States it would otherwise need by 2027. That would save about 30 cents on each item that Amazon picks, packs and delivers to customers."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Amazon’s automation team expects the company can avoid hiring more than 160,000 people in the United States it would otherwise need by 2027. That would save about 30 cents on each item that Amazon picks, packs and delivers to customers."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
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Follow @goodjobsfirst.org for data center coverage!
Tucson’s resistance to “Project Blue” is a powerful reminder that community mobilization, digital organizing, and grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful corporations in the world.
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Tucson’s resistance to “Project Blue” is a powerful reminder that community mobilization, digital organizing, and grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful corporations in the world.
goodjobsfirst.org/tucson-resid...
Tucson residents stand up to Amazon — and win. - Good Jobs First
Tucson residents stand up to Amazon — and win. - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Follow @goodjobsfirst.org for data center coverage!
Tucson’s resistance to “Project Blue” is a powerful reminder that community mobilization, digital organizing, and grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful corporations in the world.
goodjobsfirst.org/tucson-resid...
Tucson’s resistance to “Project Blue” is a powerful reminder that community mobilization, digital organizing, and grassroots education can successfully challenge even the most powerful corporations in the world.
goodjobsfirst.org/tucson-resid...
"Across the U.S., governors and mayors are working to get residents out of traffic and into affordable housing and well-paying jobs. A new study shows that, with the right investments, we can do all three at once," writes @nrdc.org's
John Bailey and Carter Rubin.
www.nrdc.org/bio/john-bai...
John Bailey and Carter Rubin.
www.nrdc.org/bio/john-bai...
What Do Public Transit, Highway Maintenance, and Urban Density Have in Common? Union Jobs.
Smart investments in maintaining roads and public transit that support compact development are a win for affordability, jobs, and climate change.
www.nrdc.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Across the U.S., governors and mayors are working to get residents out of traffic and into affordable housing and well-paying jobs. A new study shows that, with the right investments, we can do all three at once," writes @nrdc.org's
John Bailey and Carter Rubin.
www.nrdc.org/bio/john-bai...
John Bailey and Carter Rubin.
www.nrdc.org/bio/john-bai...
Your reminder that investors are pouring money into AI lured by the promise of eliminating jobs and increasing their profits.
No community anywhere should be helping pay for that.
No community anywhere should be helping pay for that.
Speaking of data centers, TierPoint has been converting former Ansira HQ w/ 200+ employees into a ghost town of 9 employees in Downtown West (2300 Locust). Greater STL crowed that it’s “a great example of how we need to rethink space to meet our future needs" 🤔
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October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Your reminder that investors are pouring money into AI lured by the promise of eliminating jobs and increasing their profits.
No community anywhere should be helping pay for that.
No community anywhere should be helping pay for that.