2025
Data-center building (OCIP)
Lancaster, Fairfield County
Up to 17
9 weeks · 5,600+ crew hours
Columbus · OH · Market we've staffed
Data-center and commercial crews around Columbus.
In 2025 Alpha Labor staffed two Central Ohio projects: a data-center building in Lancaster under an owner-controlled insurance program, with up to 17 on site, and a commercial project in Delaware County with up to 12 — more than 10,500 crew hours. In Ohio, workers' comp comes only from the state fund or a state-approved self-insured program, and Alpha Labor carries workers' comp for every crew it sends.
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2
Projects staffed
10,500+
Crew hours
17
Largest crew on one job
2025
Year
From Alpha's job and weekly timesheet records as of 10/12/2026. Customer and project names stay private.
Work we've staffed
Jobs around Columbus
2025
Commercial project
Delaware County
Up to 12
14 weeks · 4,800+ crew hours
Ohio's monopolistic workers' comp
Ohio is one of four monopolistic workers' comp states, along with North Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. In Ohio, workers' comp comes only from the state fund or a state-approved self-insured program — private insurers can't write it, so an insurer-written wrap-up on an Ohio job can't carry workers' comp for the crew. Alpha Labor carries workers' comp for every crew it sends.
Central Ohio's data-center build-out
Central Ohio has become one of the country's busiest data-center markets, starting around New Albany and spreading into the counties that ring Columbus. Our Lancaster job, southeast of the city in Fairfield County, ran under an owner-controlled insurance program; the crew worked inside the program's enrollment and site rules and peaked at 17 hands.
Commercial work, too
Not every Columbus job is a data center. Our commercial project north of the city, in Delaware County, ran 14 weeks with crews of up to 12. Ohio public improvements can also carry state prevailing-wage requirements, and federally funded work falls under Davis-Bacon; Alpha supplies certified payroll when a job requires it.
655road miles from Kansas City
~10hours by road
24hours to on site, 4–15 person crews
Getting a crew to Columbus
Crews travel from Alpha's Kansas City base — about 655 road miles, roughly 10 hours by road. A foreman-led crew of 4 to 15 can be on site within 24 hours of the go-ahead; full hyperscale mobilizations take about two weeks.
How it works
Your scope. Our hands.
01
You keep the contract
The contract, the scope and the schedule stay with you. Alpha supplies the crew that does the work.
02
Alpha is the employer
Every hand is a W-2 employee of Alpha Labor: payroll, workers' comp and E-Verify handled before the crew mobilizes.
03
Foreman-led crews
Crews arrive with their own foreman and work your erection plan under your direction — sized up or down as the schedule moves.
What we staff in Columbus
Crews by scope
FAQ
Common questions
Can Alpha Labor work in Ohio, a monopolistic workers' comp state?
Yes. In Ohio, workers' comp comes only from the state fund or a state-approved self-insured program, and Alpha Labor carries workers' comp for every crew it sends. Alpha is licensed and bonded in all 50 states.
Has Alpha staffed data-center work near Columbus?
Yes — a data-center building in Lancaster in 2025, under an owner-controlled insurance program, with up to 17 hands on site and more than 5,600 crew hours.
Does an OCIP cover my crew's workers' comp in Ohio?
Not from a private insurer. In Ohio, workers' comp comes only from the state fund or a state-approved self-insured program, so a wrap-up there generally can't carry it. Alpha Labor carries workers' comp for every crew it sends.
How far is Columbus from your crews?
About 655 road miles — roughly 10 hours on I-70 from Alpha's Kansas City base. A crew of 4 to 15 can be on site within 24 hours. Call (772) 285-6009.
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