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Wisconsin Watch spoke to three professors to find out how many jobs and what types of work data centers bring to communities, what the economic trickle-down effects of data centers are and more.
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Fact Briefs – bite-sized fact checks of trending claims
Is a claim that a massive data center will use only 4 Olympic swimming pools of water per year accurate?
No. Microsoft data centers in Mount Pleasant in southeast Wisconsin are projected to use much more water annually than would fill four Olympic-size pools.
Can employers fire workers for any reason in Wisconsin and nearly every other state?
Yes. Every state except Montana has at-will employment. Other countries require termination only for cause.
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