Workforce housing operators are expanding to house crews building and running Meta data centers, the article reports.

Rural areas are absorbing an influx of construction crews, engineers, and operations staff for big tech projects.

The article says Meta built a 1-gigawatt data center in Ohio.

Plans are underway for an even larger 5-gigawatt data center in Louisiana.

Housing operators in Richland Parish, Louisiana, are expanding for the Meta data center workforce.

Previously struggling towns are seeing sudden inflows of workers, capital, and new businesses.

Housing thousands of temporary and permanent workers is stretching local resources, the piece says.

Regional planners are watching the long-term economic effects on host communities.

The article says towns must balance rapid growth with sustainable infrastructure as these projects expand.

Read the full article on workforce housing near Meta's data centers.