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Amid growing nationwide backlash against data centers, one rural community is embracing them
In rural Quincy, Washington, 3 hours east of Seattle, many residents support the Microsoft data center.
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Port carries forward boat launch grant as city aims for repairs before spring flows
CASHMERE – Funding for repairs to Cashmere’s boat launch will remain available after the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority voted Nov. 10 to carry the city’s grant forward, preserving support for work officials hope to complete before spring river flows. The project has been delayed by the...
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Finding her voice: Quincy teen steps into leadership, bridges gap between students, school board
At 16, Quincy School Board Student Representative Alessandra Gudiño is stepping outside her comfort zone, building confidence and discovering her potential as a leader. Gudiño’s path to the position began when a teacher at Quincy High School encouraged her to apply. Although the idea sounded interesting, she put off the application and forgot about it until a week before the deadline. She submitted it without much confidence that she would be selected, until she received a call.
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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