One town bucks nationwide backlash, welcomes an AI data center
DNyuz—While most communities have been fighting to keep AI data centers out, one town is taking the opposite approach and actively courting a new facility for the jobs, tax revenue, and infrastructure investment it promises to bring. The town's welcome stands out against a national backdrop of resistance, where residents elsewhere have organized against noise, water use, and land consumption tied to the data-center buildout. Local leaders reportedly see the facility as a rare economic opportunity in a place that has struggled to attract major investment, even as similar deals have collapsed in more affluent communities facing organized pushback. The contrast highlights how badly some towns need the economic lifeline that others are fighting to avoid.