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In Farmington, a homeowner battles a data center and lack of information
Nancy Aarestad had lived in Farmington for 22 years, and suddenly found out in April of this year that a data center was being proposed one street over from her three-acre home. Worse, she quickly learned that city officials -- following similar moves involving other data center proposals in Minnesota -- had signed a non-disclosure agreement. A question-and-answer with Aarestad on the struggles she and a citizens group have faced getting public information. ... Continue Reading
How Meta wanted – and got – secrecy for its Rosemount project
Documents show how Meta – using a broad strategy involving code names and non-disclosure agreements – obtained early buy-in from largely willing local officials months and even years before the company’s identity was formally made public by the University of Minnesota in September 2023. ... Continue Reading
After obtaining a non-disclosure agreement, Google comes to Minnesota
New documents show that the broad outlines of an agreement with Google were being discussed while public officials in Sherburne County agreed to be under a non-disclosure agreement that they interpreted as preventing them from publicly speaking about the project. ... Continue Reading
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