EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 30 MIN
C/COBCTC’s Hager Talks Data Centers, Intel and Ohio’s Sales Tax Repeal
from America’s Work Force Union Podcast · host BMA Media Group
Central Ohio is on pace to work 20 million building trades hours in 2026 — nearly double its 2023 record. So when Governor Mike DeWine suspended Ohio's data center sales tax exemption without warning or consultation, Columbus Building Trades Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager had plenty to say about it. On this episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast, Hager breaks down the economic case for the exemption, the real numbers behind what data center construction is generating in local tax revenue and jobs and why the governor's decision risks sending the wrong message to developers who have other options. He also delivers an encouraging Intel update, describes record apprenticeship applications across central Ohio's building trades Locals and recaps a fundraiser for Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin. Visit columbusconstruction.org for more on the Columbus Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council.
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Dorsey Hager, executive secretary-treasurer of the Columbus Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, breaks down Governor DeWine’s surprise suspension of Ohio’s data center sales tax exemption, delivers an encouraging Intel project update and discusses record apprenticeship applications across central Ohio’s building trades Locals. With 20 million work hours projected for 2026 and close to 4,000 tradespeople expected on the Intel site by the end of next year, the Silicon Heartland is booming — and Hager wants to make sure nothing gets in the way of keeping it that way.
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