Minnesota’s long-predicted data center boom is on shaky ground

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,590

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Nobles County Board rejected a zoning change this month sought by a Bloomington-based developer hoping to build a big computing facility near Worthington in southwest Minnesota. It’s the latest sign that communities’ increasingly vocal opposition to data centers — in big cities and small towns — is more than just noise.

At the national level, the data center debate pits proponents who say the U.S. must do all it can to win an …

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