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Appalachian Ohio a target for data centers
By Amanda Pirani,
2026-08-06Athens County is just the latest community in Southeast Ohio to be shaken up by data center proposals. Some public officials and residents hope the centers will bring long-awaited economic development — or at least substantial tax revenue. However, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that data centers can have positive economic impact — but mostly in metropolitan areas. Rural counties see “negligible gains,” they wrote.
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