Before the Stratos data center, there was Deer Valley and Sundance

By: Lisa Stoddard-Reeves

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 821

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago


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Long before the Stratos data center came into public consciousness, the Military Installation Development Authority, known as MIDA, had already drifted far from its original purpose. Created by the Utah Legislature in 2007 to facilitate development on military land, few Utahns would have imagined it would later include projects at luxury ski resorts. Yet today, MIDA is involved in an extensive development at Deer Valley and another at Sundance.

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