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Letter: Open discussion needed on data centers
2+ hour ago (299+ words) Across rural communities, we are being told that large data centers represent "economic development." We are told they bring growth, modernization and opportunity. But many rural residents are beginning to ask a very simple question: Who is actually paying for…...
Nobles County Planning Commission votes against data centers in ag district
2+ week, 3+ day ago (685+ words) WORTHINGTON " It was standing-room-only inside the meeting room, with even more people gathered in the hallways and lobby, at the Nobles County Public Works facility Wednesday evening as the county's Planning Commission met to consider whether to allow data centers…...
Lismore Cooperative Telephone proposes new fiber project
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) WORTHINGTON " Travis Halbur of Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company met with the Nobles County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning to discuss a new project endeavor with intent to request funding assistance from the county. "The demand (for fiber) has been going…...
Letter: Nobles County must carefully consider any proposed data center
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (261+ words) I have just read the article in The Globe's Oct. 29 edition regarding a possible AI Data Center in Nobles County . This article was well written and thorough. These AI Data Centers may be the size of multiple football fields to…...
As hyperscale data centers boom, Minnesota’s projects are confronting regulatory and environmental realities
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1772+ words) ST. PAUL " At least 13 hyperscale data centers have been proposed across the state of Minnesota. But only one of those projects is underway " a 280-acre development in Rosemount from Meta, Facebook's parent company. The rest of the proposed projects have…...
Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company kicks off broadband fiber project
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (891+ words) BIGELOW " Many local companies are working together to bring enhanced broadband services to underserved, rural Nobles County residents, using approximately 637 miles of fiber to provide high-speed internet to 1,550 households and sites. Bill Loonan, general manager of Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company,…...
Luverne Cable Board airs concerns about service
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (310+ words) LUVERNE " Members of the Luverne Cable Television Board on Monday met with representatives of Bluepeak, the community's current cable provider, regarding unreliable internet and limited access to certain programming. The city's contract with Bluepeak is set to expire this year,…...
Just Another Open Tab: Local library to the rescue
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) WORTHINGTON " Sometimes you don't fully appreciate something until you really need it. Or in my case, you take it for granted until it becomes some version of a lifesaver. Earlier this month, that lifesaver for me was the Rock County…...
Minnesota lawmakers squabble over data centers, possible environmental impacts
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (586+ words) Mary Murphy joined Forum Communications in October 2024 as the Minnesota State Correspondent. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. ST. PAUL " Minnesota lawmakers heard a bill on last week to change permitting processes for data centers in Minnesota as…...
How 'technophile' Michael Damron brought Fargo-Moorhead to its knees
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (1723+ words) In 1995, a NDSU student studying electrical engineering cut telephone cables in order to rob an electronics store, and then went on the run. FARGO " About three hours before dawn on Jan. 22, 1995, a telephone call on his landline awakened Fargo Police…...