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A look inside a Great Falls data center
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (8+ words) A look inside a Great Falls data center'KRTV...
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (12+ words) Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial'KRTV...
Great Falls-based Vision Net utilizes edge data centers to reduce grid impacts and improve AI latency
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (611+ words) GREAT FALLS " GREAT FALLS " Data centers generate significant tax money, but critics fear their detrimental impact on energy and water resources. Vision Net, a statewide fiber optic network provider headquartered in Great Falls, operates a half dozen data centers in…...
Great Falls residents discuss data centers
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (345+ words) A proposed hyperscale data center in Great Falls may have been withdrawn last year " but the broader conversation about data centers in central Montana is far from over. The Great Falls Development Alliance hosted a task force meeting Tuesday night,…...
Community debates pros and cons of data centers in Great Falls
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (453+ words) GREAT FALLS " A growing national desire for faster processing power has brought data centers to the forefront"and the topic has reached Great Falls. Data centers contain vast networks of computers, servers, and storage systems. However, researchers say that the…...
Internet outage affects City of Great Falls
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (192+ words) GREAT FALLS " The City of Great Falls is experiencing an outage impacting its primary internet connection and telephone system, city officials confirmed on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The disruption appears to be caused by an out-of-state fiber cut, an issue affecting businesses…...
Data center project withdrawal brings relief to environmental groups, disappointment to developers
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (519+ words) GREAT FALLS " An Atlanta-based company has withdrawn its plans to build a massive data center between Malmstrom Air Force Base and the Missouri River, sparking relief from environmental advocates and disappointment from economic development officials. Guy Alsentzer, director of Upper…...
PSC has been asked to investigate utility costs that data centers might create
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) BUTTE " Environmental groups in Montana have filed a request with the Public Service Commission to see if there would be any impact on the bills that NorthWestern Energy customers pay if three proposed data centers open up in Montana. John…...
Proposal for data center in Great Falls has been withdrawn
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) GREAT FALLS " A proposed data center on the northeast side of Great Falls has been withdrawn by its developer. The Great Falls Development Alliance announced in June that Atlanta-based real estate developer Ardent was considering Project Cardinal, a 569-acre site…...
Scam targets Montanans with fake grocery giveaway
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) I like to problem solve, and I.T. is all about problem solving," said Lucero. Tiffany explains the scams: These problems have less to do with slow loading times and more to do with deceptive posts online. She reviewed recent examples in…...