Microsoft has broken ground on two simultaneous construction sites in Licking County, Ohio, continuing the company's aggressive expansion in a region that has become one of the most active data center corridors in the United States. The Licking County area, near Newark, already hosts a large concentration of Microsoft and other hyperscaler facilities. Specific capacity figures and investment amounts for the new sites were not immediately disclosed. The groundbreakings signal Microsoft's intent to keep pace with surging demand for Azure cloud and AI infrastructure.