
Virginia Leaders Break Ground on Jefferson Lab Data Center
News ClipWTKR·Newport News, Newport News City County, VA·6/12/2026
Virginia state leaders attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new data center at the U.S. Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab, signaling the start of a significant development project.
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Gov: Virginia State Government, Jefferson Lab (U.S. Department of Energy)
Virginia leaders recently participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new data center at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, commonly known as Jefferson Lab, in Newport News. The event marks a significant milestone for the project, which will provide essential computational infrastructure to support the national laboratory's advanced scientific research initiatives. Jefferson Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory.