A small Central Oregon town shoots down data center development in its industrial park

By JEN BAIRES/Oregon Public Broadcasting LA PINE — La Pine officials have rejected a pitch to bring a data center to their Central Oregon city, despite estimates from a developer that it could have brought hundreds of millions of dollars in investments and hundreds of jobs. At a packed meeting on Wednesday evening, residents spoke for hours against the proposed data center before city councilors voted to shut the project down. La Pine residents attend a packed city council meeting on Wednesday, May 27. A proposed data center was on the agenda. (Jen Baires / OPB) The decision comes as The post A small Central Oregon town shoots down data center development in its industrial park appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.