Google has landed in my hometown of Lancaster, Ohio, population 42,000, once a thriving glass factory town.

Now tech is moving in.

Google is investing $2.3 billion to develop data centers in Lancaster and nearby Columbus and New Albany on top of $4.4 billion since 2019, when it first broke ground in the region.

Now with Intel's $20 billion chip plant being built in Licking County, this area will be booming.

Go! Silicon Heartland

While in DC for the SelectUSA Summit early this week, I enjoyed the global tech panel led by TLA's Russ Shaw.

I also stopped by the Library of Congress to make sure my 4 related books about tech innovation, hubs and VC are still there in the racks!

I'm hearing Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, cabinet officials, state leaders and international economic developers promote opportunities for investment by new industries.

It's about bringing innovative jobs to America after the manufacturing shift to China in the past decades.

I wrote about China in my prior book,

Tech Titans of China.

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