The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs.
Source: New York Times
“What I very much worry about with this ad campaign is localities committing to this industry and then saying in 10 years, ‘What have we done to ourselves?’” Ms. Papan said.
The advertisement began with a panning shot of Altoona, Iowa, a town of 20,000 near Des Moines. The camera moved from a diner to a farm to a high school football field. To the pluck of guitar strings, a voice-over promoted a boon for the local economy.