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Nvidia's historic $4 trillion valuation reflects the AI boom driving massive infrastructure investments. The company's growth signals increased demand for data centers and electrical infrastructure, creating substantial employment opportunities for IBEW members in construction, maintenance, and electrical systems installation.
Virginia's electrical grid faces unprecedented strain as AI data centers demand massive power increases. The state must balance renewable energy goals with grid reliability concerns, creating significant opportunities for electrical workers to upgrade infrastructure and install new transmission systems to meet growing demand.
Amazon's historic $20 billion investment in Pennsylvania will create two major data center complexes, one next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant and another in Fairless Hills. The project is expected to create 1,250 high-skilled jobs while supporting Pennsylvania's clean energy transition.
Congress passed Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" after Republican holdouts reversed course, allowing the sweeping 887-page package of tax cuts, spending cuts, and immigration reforms to proceed to the president's desk ahead of the July 4th deadline.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro warns that many state residents will face negative impacts from the federal "Big Beautiful Bill," particularly through proposed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance programs, and clean energy funding that could affect thousands of Pennsylvanians.