Milestone Technologies is pulling out of the metadata center campus near New Albany and cutting roughly 105 jobs, telling state officials it will cease operations at the site. The move ends Milestone’s run as a contractor at the massive complex and puts dozens of central Ohio data center roles on the line as the company winds down that slice of its work with the hyperscaler.
According to Columbus Business First, Milestone filed a WARN notice with state workforce officials listing June 28 as the expected start of separations and saying about 105 workers will be affected. That reporting attributes the change to the end of Milestone’s contractor relationship at the New Albany data center.
Data compiled by the U.S. Layoff Tracker, which aggregates state WARN filings, shows the Ohio notice was dated April 29 and categorizes the New Albany event as a closure affecting 105 employees with an effective separation date of June 28, 2026. The tracker lists the same June 28 separation date that Milestone reported in its filings.
Milestone filed notices in multiple data center locations
Milestone submitted nearly identical WARN letters to workforce agencies in Virginia and Oregon, telling officials the moves were “due to the end of Milestone’s contract with our client at this location.” The VirginiaWorks and the Oregon HECC letters show the same June 28 separation date and similar job counts at those facilities, suggesting Milestone is winding down multiple contract locations tied to hyperscale data center work at the same time.
Why the New Albany campus matters
Meta’s New Albany operation is part of the Prometheus buildout, a multi building, high capacity campus that has lured in major energy and supplier deals as the company ramps up AI infrastructure. Meta announced power agreements to back Prometheus, according to AP News, and Meta’s own data center pages describe the expansion and power plans that make New Albany a strategic hub in its U.S. network.
What workers are entitled to under WARN
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act generally requires covered employers to provide 60 days’ notice before plant closings or mass layoffs, and affected employees may be eligible for back pay if an employer does not meet that requirement. The U.S. Department of Labor outlines those protections and directs workers to local rapid response resources that can help them navigate the fallout.
The New Albany closure will be watched closely as Meta continues building out Prometheus and contractors reshuffle staffing across data center sites. This story will be updated if Milestone or Meta provide further comment on timing or next steps for affected employees.
