Investment to date
$1.2B+
Since the Lenoir data center was built in 2007, Google has invested more than $1.2 billion in the region and state.
North Carolinians trained on digital skills
456K+
Grow with Google has collaborated with over 330 organizations in the state to train more than 456,000 North Carolinians on digital skills.
Economic activity generated
$13.1B
In 2024, Google helped provide $13.1 billion of economic activity for tens of thousands of North Carolina businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators, and developers.
Established in North Carolina
2007
Google has proudly called Lenoir, North Carolina, home since 2007.
Justine Tiu and her husband, Adrian Zhang, launched The Woobles in 2020 to create crochet kits for adorable amigurumi, or 3-D animals. They pair the kits with YouTube tutorials and promoted the kits with a national Google Ads campaign.
Jeff, who's an associate facilities manager in our Lenoir data center, burns some wire in a fabrication area.
Volunteer hours
32K+ hours
Since 2010, through Google.org, Google employees volunteered more than 32,000 hours with nonprofits and schools.
2007
Google announces the plan to invest $1.2 billion to build a data center in Lenoir, North Carolina.
2008
Google opens the first data center in Lenoir, North Carolina.
2015
Google signs a carbon-free energy agreement with Duke Energy.
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