Meta, Mike Rowe presents a commercial center with capabilities for AI data center operations
Meta President Dina Powell McCormick and mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike Rowe join ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss the new $115 million workforce program that offers free training and guaranteed jobs for skilled trades.
Tech companies racing to grow intelligence infrastructure are increasingly running into a challenge that has little to do with software or chips: finding enough skilled workers to build and maintain the facilities that power the AI boom.
Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick and mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike Rowe joined FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” to discuss America’s Workforce Academy, a new training initiative aimed at connecting workers with trade skills jobs related to data center and infrastructure development.
An American flag flies behind a construction worker during the construction of a new building. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
The initiative comes as major tech companies are investing billions of dollars in new AI-related projects across the United States. Expanding that infrastructure requires electricians, fiber technicians, welders and other skilled workers, many of whom remain in short supply as demand grows rapidly.
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Powell McCormick said the program was designed to help workers get training without leaving their jobs for long periods of time. Participants receive paid training, receive industry-recognized credentials and are guaranteed a job opportunity upon graduation.
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Those workforce needs have become more important as policymakers and business leaders plan to develop AI as part of a broader competition with China. Building data centers, power infrastructure and communication networks requires a large pipeline of qualified personnel capable of supporting long-term expansion.
“If the country, if America doesn’t come together and make sure we treat these workers frankly as American heroes, without them, we can’t compete with China,” Powell McCormick said.
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Rowe, whose foundation has spent years developing commercial operations, said many of the jobs needed in the next phase of infrastructure growth are being overlooked even though they offer potential income opportunities.
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“These jobs we’re talking about, in particular, are not seen at all,” said Rowe.
Meta said the center will launch in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana and Texas, with programs to help connect workers to jobs that support America’s growing demand for infrastructure and AI development.
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