Big Tech wants to build a data center in your city. Is it worth it?

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,860

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Community opposition to data centers is rising fast, but big computing facilities still have at least one influential fan.

“If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state and I had a chance to get a big … AI plant or data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous,” President Donald Trump

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