US Edition[Opinion] Data centers qualify as industrial buildings, attorney general says
Kentucky’s attorney general found data centers qualify as industrial buildings, enabling local governments to issue industrial revenue bonds for such projects, supporting economic development.
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Data centers qualify as industrial buildings, attorney general says
An opinion of the attorney general released late last month deems that data centers qualify as industrial buildings under state law, possibly paving the way for data center projects to be funded by industrial revenue bonds from local legislative bodies.
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