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State Invited Google to Talk About a Massive Data Center in Southern Minnesota, Email Shows - Austin Daily Herald

GOODHUE COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUL 22 – Minnesota aims to boost construction jobs and tax revenue by attracting one of the largest U.S. data centers, potentially spanning 3 million square feet, officials said.

By Walker Orenstein Star Tribune (TNS) A Minnesota economic development team convened a meeting in March about a potentially colossal data center on farmland near Rochester. One tech company was invited: Google. It’s the first concrete evidence of Google hunting for a data center site in Minnesota after the company ramped up a lobbying offensive earlier this year in the state to influence tax breaks and data center regulations. The project, slat…

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Star Tribune broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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