{"id":2063,"date":"2026-03-03T00:59:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:59:50","slug":"amazon-data-center-unit-acquires-george-washington-university-virginia-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skychatz.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/amazon-data-center-unit-acquires-george-washington-university-virginia-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon data center unit acquires George Washington University Virginia campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON, March 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab unit Amazon Data Services is acquiring \u200bGeorge Washington University’s Virginia Science and Technology campus for $427 \u200cmillion, the university said on Monday, part of a rapid expansion of infrastructure to support artificial intelligence.The campus student newspaper said the deed \u200bauthorizes Amazon to build a data or information technology \u200bcenter on the site in Ashburn, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazon did not \u2060immediately comment.The company said in 2023 it planned to invest $35 \u200bbillion by 2040 to expand data centers in Virginia, adding to $35 \u200bbillion it had spent on data centers in northern Virginia over the 10 years to 2020.Tech firms’ outlays have skyrocketed as they work to \u200bmeet growing demand for AI software, computer chips and other \u200binfrastructure. The companies have committed at least $630 billion this year, and some \u200cinvestors \u2060fear a growing AI-led bubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Washington University, which is based in Washington, said the deal allows the university the option to keep programs at the site for up to five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u200buniversity said the \u200bsale was “part \u2060of a broader strategy to strengthen GW\u2019s long-term financial health and to invest more deeply in \u200bour academic mission and community” but did not \u200bresolve \u2060the underlying causes of its structural deficit .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GWU took actions last year to cut costs, including axing some jobs, curbing travel, reducing \u2060capital spending, \u200band temporarily cutting salaries of the \u200buniversity\u2019s leadership team. It added it will likely still need to get smaller \u200bto address financial issues.Reporting <\/p>\n\n\n\n

by David Shepardson; Editing by Sonali Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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