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What changedGeekWire’s fuller account adds specifics to Amazon’s previously reported five-year, $1bn-plus pledge: the company says its Built Together programme will cover community-college costs for an estimated 300,000 students and build 16 training centres near data-centre sites. Agreements with 26 colleges are already in the works, Amazon says.
The company also says it will fund energy-efficiency upgrades at more than 300 schools and community buildings, and more than 30,000 homes. Local nonprofits and community foundations are to receive annual funding for projects such as roads, parks and fire equipment, with priorities set by each community.
GeekWire reports that Amazon did not provide a full breakdown of the $1bn. It says the company expects to put more than $100m up front into community-college endowments and roughly another $100m into expanding training centres.
Sources and evidence- Amazon pledges $1B to data center communities, warns that local opposition threatens U.S. AI lead – GeekWire: GeekWire reports that Amazon’s Built Together programme will fund community-college costs for an estimated 300,000 students, build 16 training centres and support energy-efficiency upgrades at more than 300 schools and community buildings and over 30,000 homes.
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