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Northern Virginia, USA – Google Data Center Location

A short drive from Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia is home to two of our data center communities. Since 2019, we’ve provided local residents with full-time and contractor jobs, and we’ve invested in community initiatives. Together, our Northern Virginia data center communities are growing sustainably and creating a better internet for everyone.

For general inquiries, email us at northernvirginia@google.com

Google’s proud to employ local people who help our data centers function at their best.

• Taku and his mother, Anu Srivastava

  Participants in Specially Adapted Resource Clubs (SPARC)

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  Taku and his mother, Anu Srivastava

  Northern Virginia, USA

  Participants in Specially Adapted Resource Clubs (SPARC)

  SPARC (Specially Adapted Resources Centers) is located in Northern Virginia and engages with participants who have severe and multiple disabilities with high medical needs, are not able to work, and require one-on-one care for all daily living activities. Some participants are blind, paraplegic, or non speaking.

  Which leads us to SPARC participant Taku and his mom Anu.

  Taku is non speaking, so Anu helped share his story. She says he loves the flexibility of the program, which allows him to adhere more to his schedule. He is also fond of all the people he has met at SPARC. Anu says his face lights up every time they head to SPARC because he knows he’s going to a place where he is included, accepted, and has many friends.

  Anu emphasized how SPARC is different from other therapeutic day programs because they allow Taku to have a personal support attendant with him at all times. “The high attendant-to-attendee ratio at other facilities concerned [my husband and me], as it posed a risk to Taku's safety and meant he wouldn't receive the attention he needed.”

  Running an organization like SPARC requires a lot of money and an exceptional staff. Google sponsored a Gratitude Gala for SPARC in 2023 to help raise funds to hire a full-time program director and to keep costs low for participants. Debi Alexander, SPARC’s executive director, is grateful to organizations like Google for their support. “There are few people who want to underwrite and support adults with severe disabilities — and these people deserve funding.”

  Every day Taku receives love and acceptance from his family and from his friends and program staff at SPARC. And that makes him a pretty happy guy.

  “The teachers are so caring and go out of their way to ensure every member of the club has an inclusive experience. Empathy, compassion, patience, and flexibility all come to mind when I think of the qualities each and every staff member has.”

  “My husband and I are inspired to be more involved in SPARC. We celebrate some of the major Hindu festivals with our SPARC family, and it warms our hearts to see the response we get.”

  ANU SRIVASTAVA

  Mother of SPARC Participant Taku

• Nene Spivy

  CEO of the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation

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  Nene Spivy

  Northern Virginia, USA

  CEO of the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation

  One of the most important moments in a young life — in any life — is an instance of wonder and awe.

  Maybe that happens in a classroom with a teacher who loves to teach orchestra. Or when taking a nature walk and seeing a strange creature scampering across a mountain pass. Or sometimes it happens in a museum.

  The future Northern Virginia Science Center will be an interactive museum for families, students, and learners of all ages. This world-class facility is being built in the Dulles Technology Corridor and will bring exhibits that spark the community’s curiosity. And while they wait for it to open, the organization continues to bring hands-on, experiential learning to students at an interim home, the Children’s Science Center Lab, and through mobile programs.

  Nene Spivy is the CEO of the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation. With a degree in industrial and systems engineering, she worked several years in the telecoms industry, but wanted to work more closely with the community, which led her to her current role.

  She has loved seeing the community come together to create an interactive science center for kids. “We have the Smithsonian museums and other resources nearby in Washington, DC, but many of our kids in Northern Virginia have a number of economic obstacles. They qualify for free or reduced lunch. Their parents have many challenges.” One of the center’s goals is to ensure all children feel they can benefit from their exhibits and programs.

  Google has been one of the investors in the center, seeing the value of building the new facility while also ensuring it has the resources to run in its current home until the new one opens.

  While the community awaits the center’s completion, the staff keep working at making science fun. They still revel in the wonder and awe of a child contemplating the vastness of the solar system or the minuteness of a cell in the human body. It’s a beautiful journey each child in Northern Virginia will soon have the opportunity to take.

  “It’s interesting to see how the children change their attitudes about science and appreciate that it can be really interesting and fun. They may have never realized that without our programs.”

  “Google has provided support to build the new science center. When we take our mission to the next level to reach more people, it’s good when you have partners that are strategic and visionary, helping us make great things happen for the long haul.”

  NENE SPIVY

  CEO of the Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation

• Aurora Rodriguez

  Skilled Trades and Readiness (STAR) Program Graduate in Construction

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  Aurora Rodriguez

  Northern Virginia, USA

  Skilled Trades and Readiness (STAR) Program Graduate in Construction

  Aurora Rodriguez has already built the foundation for a strong career. She credits her mom for giving her the strength and the gumption to begin pursuing her goals and dreams early. Her mom came to the United States from Honduras right after 9/11, and has worked the same job for the same salary since she began, working days and nights and taking the bus everywhere. This inspired Aurora to aim higher. She finished high school online so she could start working full time her sophomore year. “Everything I do is so she can have a better life and retirement.”

  Aurora always knew she wanted to work in the trades and began in welding. However, it became a challenge physically and financially to continue that work. She moved into logistical roles, yet a career in the trades still called to Aurora.

  That’s when she heard about Google’s Skilled Trades and Readiness (STAR) Program in Construction at Northern Virginia Community College. She completed the program in 2024, which has led to more project management opportunities at her job and a desire to go back to school and earn a four-year degree. Aurora’s mom is surely beaming with pride. “I remember the tough times, that no matter what, my mom made sure I pushed through.”

  “I came from a logistical background from Amazon to UPS stores. I was trying to prepare going back to school...and then I came upon the STAR Program.”

  “The STAR Program is making a difference in communities. It is giving opportunities to people who probably felt stuck just like I did.”

  AURORA RODRIGUEZ

  STAR Program Graduate in Construction

• A skilled local workforce

• Businesses that specialize in addressing data center needs

• Well-developed optical fiber infrastructure

• Economic activity generated

  $12.1B

  In 2024, Google helped provide $12.1 billion of economic activity for tens of thousands of Virginia businesses, publishers, nonprofits, creators, and developers.

• Volunteer hours

  28K+

  Since 2010, through Google.org, Google employees volunteered more than 28,000 hours with nonprofits and schools.

• Philanthropic giving

  $59M+

  Since 2006, Google and Googlers have given more than $59 million in philanthropic giving (cash grants, employee donations, and gift match) to organizations and nonprofits in Virginia.

• Investment to Date

  $4.5B

  The 2023 data center expansion in
Northern Virginia has increased our long-term commitment to the region and has raised our total investment to date in Northern Virginia to $4.5 billion.

Taku receives a hug from his personal support attendant Tika at SPARC (Specially Adapted Resource Centers). Google has helped raise funds for SPARC so participants like Taku, who have developmental disabilities, can have dedicated help at all times.

Google is proud to call Northern Virginia home, where we own and operate data centers — and work with local organizations like Mobile Hope to help the community thrive.

• Established in Virginia

  2009

  Google has proudly called Virginia home since 2009. Since then, we've built an office in Reston and data centers in Loudoun and Prince William Counties.

2017

Google purchases land in Northern Virginia for data centers.

2019

Google opens our first data center in Northern Virginia.

2021

Google announces expansion of our second data center in Loudoun County.

2023

Google opens a third data center facility in nearby Prince William County, Virginia.

As a Google Data Center construction lead, Mallika (at right with her dog Tooley) oversees risks, people, and plans as they pertain to construction. She's involved in multiple initiatives that focus on workforce development training, mental health awareness initiatives for construction workers, and empowering women and other underinvested communities.

• “I love challenges and variety. I get bored doing the same thing over and over. Because each construction project is so unique, it allows me to exercise my skills and access variety.”

  
  Mallika Welsh
  Google Data Center Construction Lead in Virginia

Googler Mallika shares a quiet moment with her loyal pal Tooley at a Northern Virginia park.

A group of graduates from the STAR program display their certificates.

The Skilled Trades and Readiness (STAR) Program prepares new-to-industry talent for entry-level careers in construction and skilled trades, helping to support a robust workforce in the Northern Virginia community we call home.

For more details about our Virginia STAR program, email us at Star.WorkforceVA@gmail.com.

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