As the Data Center Boom Ramps Up in the Rural Midwest, What Should Communities Expect?

TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill.—To the untrained eye, Central Illinois is all lush fields of corn and green soybeans shortly before harvest. The wind shuffles through the row crops, and the air is warm and humid and full of insects. The horizon is dotted with power lines, strung together by wire, and the occasional water tower—the only … Continue reading As the Data Center Boom Ramps Up in the Rural Midwest, What Should Communities Expect?