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Mississippi River mayors help cities navigate rising data center interest

Missouri state Rep. Colin Wellenkamp, who also serves as MRCTI’s executive director, speaks at a press conference on the banks of the Mississippi River. Mayors representing more than 100 Mississippi River Basin communities met in Natchez, Miss., to announce a new framework and wishlist for data center proposals. (Courtesy: Katherine Bish Photography)

By Héctor Alejandro Arzate, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. Mississippi River mayors came together this week to help river communities evaluate data center proposals, as the facilities continue to rapidly expand across the basin.  There are already more than 3,000 active data centers throughout the United States, including in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri […]