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Quincy data centers bring jobs, new hospital and new high school, but also spark power concerns
Quincy, Wash. — Quincy's long-running push for data centers has brought jobs, tax revenue, a new hospital and a new high school, while also fueling concerns about water, farmland and a planned high-voltage transmission line. NonStop Local spoke with residents and officials in Quincy to get a closer look at what operating data centers mean for that community. At L and R Cafe II, owner Ibis Ortiz says main street businesses, like hers, are doing well in Quincy. "Probably our biggest in the morning is our breakfast burritos," said Ibis Ortiz. Quincy once leaned on food manufacturing and field work, but city leaders said that was not enough to keep people from leaving. "We survived on a food manufacturing plant and field work. That's what drove the city of Quincy. And we were seeing lots of people leaving," said Quincy City Administrator Joe Harris. The city then worked to recruit fiber companies and build around key amenities the area offers. "... low-cost power, from the hydropower, easy planning and permitting nothing to it, and the land," said Port of Quincy Commissioner for Dist. 1, Curt Morris. That effort helped bring eight data center campuses now operating in Quincy, each with
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Kirkland-Based Investor Buys Retail Site
An entity affiliated with Weidner Apartment Homes has snapped up a retail property in Kirkland for $8.5 million, according to Connect CRE. Last year, the property at 9755 Juanita Drive NE was rezoned for dense mixed-use development. An 18,387-square-foot building, leased to the arts and crafts store Michaels, stands on the site.
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Mount Vernon, WA businesses take a hit after Division Street Bridge closure
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A full closure of the State Route 536 Division Street Bridge over the Skagit River has cut off vehicle traffic and triggered sharp drops in foot traffic for small businesses in Mount Vernon. The Washington State Department of Transportation closed the span in both directions Nov....