12-week tech ical t ai i g p og am p epa es local tale t fo high-payi g ca ee s i data ce te c itical ope atio s
STACK Celeb ates I augu al C itical Ope atio s Developme t Academy G aduati g Class i Sa ta Te esa, New Mexico
STACK Celeb ates I augu al C itical Ope atio s Developme t Academy G aduati g Class i Sa ta Te esa, New Mexico
DENVER, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STACK I f ast uctu e (“STACK”), the digital i f ast uctu e pa t e to the wo ld’s most i ovative compa ies a d a leadi g global develope a d ope ato of data ce te s, celeb ated the i augu al g aduati g class of its C itical Ope atio s Developme t Academy (CODA), Octobe 14.
CODA is STACK’s i -house ce tificatio p og am desig ed to p epa e i dividuals with o p io data ce te expe ie ce fo ca ee s i data ce te ope atio s. Th ough a i te sive 12-week cu iculum, pa ticipa ts eceive ha ds-o t ai i g i the elect ical, mecha ical, safety, a d ope atio al discipli es esse tial to ope ati g i mode data ce te e vi o me ts. By equippi g local tale t with specialized tech ical skills, CODA c eates a pathway to lo g-te m ca ee g owth i the data ce te i dust y. The i augu al CODA coho t g aduated 20 pa ticipa ts, all of whom a e ow full-time STACK employees suppo ti g ope atio s at P oject Jupite .
“CODA ep ese ts STACK’s commitme t to c eati g mea i gful eco omic oppo tu ity i the commu ities whe e we build a d ope ate,” said Mike Casey, Chief Ope ati g Office , STACK Ame icas. “We a e i vesti g ot o ly i wo ld-class digital i f ast uctu e i New Mexico but also i the people who will ope ate that i f ast uctu e, buildi g the highly skilled, commu ity-based wo kfo ce ou i dust y eeds.”
The i augu al class also demo st ates the eco omic oppo tu ity c eated by STACK’s co ti ued i vestme t i Doña A a Cou ty. CODA is desig ed to c eate a pathway i to data ce te ope atio s fo i dividuals who may ot have p io i dust y expe ie ce but b i g eleva t skills f om adjace t tech ical fields. Ca didates come f om backg ou ds i cludi g elect ical assembly, HVAC, low-voltage elect ical wo k, oil field ope atio s, wa ehouse mechat o ics, a d othe tech ical oles that p ovide a st o g fou datio fo the p og am.
“STACK’s i vestme t i wo kfo ce developme t is helpi g positio Sa ta Te esa, New Mexico, as a hub fo adva ced tech ology a d digital i f ast uctu e. By c eati g high-payi g ca ee s a d developi g local tale t, they a e st e gthe i g ou egio ’s lo g-te m eco omic futu e.” Joshua O ozco, Vice P eside t of St ategic Developme t at the Bo de I dust ial Associatio .
CODA pa ticipa ts begi thei ca ee s with STACK at a mi imum of $40 pe hou , equivale t to app oximately $83,000 a ually fo a full-time employee a d mo e tha 50% above the ave age a ual wage i Doña A a Cou ty. Compe satio va ies by ole, expe ie ce, a d qualificatio s.
STACK is a p ove , t usted pa t e fo the wo ld’s most i ovative compa ies, desig i g, developi g, a d ope ati g sustai able global digital i f ast uctu e. Backed by a u matched eco d of eliable delive y a d developme t expe tise, STACK b i gs speed, scale, ce tai ty, a d espo sibility to the dema ds of a apidly evolvi g digital i f ast uctu e la dscape.
Fo mo e i fo matio about STACK, please visit: www.stacki f a.com.
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