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kpcw.org > show > local-news-hour > 2026-08-14 > how-data-centers-impact-utahs-property-tax-system

How data centers impact Utah's property tax system

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (38+ words) KPCW How data centers impact Utah's property tax system Kem C. Gardner Institute director of public finance research Maddy Oritt shares how data centers could affect property taxes in Utah....

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kpcw.org > summit-county > 2026-07-13 > summit-county-residents-build-two-way-radio-network-for-fire-season

Summit County residents build two-way radio network for fire season

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (589+ words) Every first Tuesday of the month, the airwaves in southern Summit County come alive: It’s roll call for amateur radio enthusiasts. Residents in Weber Canyon above Oakley are joining their ranks — but less as a hobby and more for safety....

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kpcw.org > summit-county > 2026-07-10 > planners-adding-data-center-guidelines-to-eastern-summit-county-general-plan

Planners adding data center guidelines to eastern Summit County general plan

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (376+ words) Local leaders from Summit County attended a statewide conference in June regarding data center regulation. KUER reports that most of Utah’s local laws — except in Nephi — are silent on the large computing campuses that have proven controversial around the country....

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-06-19 > 1-25gw-data-center-approved-on-ranchland-near-evanston-wyoming

1.25GW data center approved on ranchland near Evanston, Wyoming

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (511+ words) Uinta County, Wyoming, commissioners unanimously voted to permit an artificial intelligence data center Tuesday. The Uinta County Herald reports the Prometheus Hyperscale approval followed public pushback in packed town hall meetings — not unlike recent data center hearings in Box Elder…...

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-06-18 > utah-lawmakers-take-first-steps-to-regulate-large-scale-data-centers

Utah lawmakers take first steps to regulate large-scale data centers

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (176+ words) The Utah State Legislature took some initial steps to begin regulating large-scale data centers in the state. On Wednesday, the legislature's Economic Development & Workforce Services Interim Committee voted unanimously to open a bill file to define in Utah State Code…...

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-06-05 > kevin-oleary-to-scale-back-utah-project-says-it-wont-be-the-largest-data-center-in-the-world

Kevin O’Leary to scale back Utah project — says it won’t be ‘the largest data center in the world’

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (210+ words) The project area for the hyperscale data center campus planned for Box Elder County is getting about 20,000 acres smaller — and the buildings themselves will cover even less ground. Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary on Thursday responded to “significant” demands from Senate…...

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-06-02 > new-website-sheds-light-on-mida-amid-data-center-controversy

New website sheds light on MIDA amid data center controversy

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) Utah State Auditor Tina Cannon’s office has launched a new online dashboard showing financial activity and other publicly available information for the Military Installation Development Authority, the special district behind a controversial proposal to build a massive data center in…...

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-06-01 > utah-leaders-to-increase-standards-walk-back-data-center-footprint

Utah leaders to increase standards, walk back data center footprint

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) The Utah News Dispatch reports Cox’s order May 29 directs state agencies making decisions about data centers to prioritize the lake and safeguard Utah's air and water quality. He said the move was a response to public feedback from across the…...

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kpcw.org > npr-news > 2026-05-22 > ask-ai-or-just-google-it-google-makes-a-big-change-to-a-little-search-box

Ask AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search box

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (806+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google is changing what it means to Google. The company this week announced significant changes to its search box — that austere, single-line input field…...

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kpcw.org > state-regional > 2026-05-20 > renderings-show-vision-for-massive-data-center-proposed-in-utah-but-permits-could-take-years

Renderings show vision for massive data center proposed in Utah, but permits could take years

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) The plan for the campus proposed in Box Elder County isn’t final yet. However, O’Leary Digital, the developer of the project, already has a vision of full glass and wooden facades and buildings forming perfect rectangles in front of Utah’s…...