Rural America Is the New Hotbed in the AI Race as Tech Giants Spend Billions to Turn Farms Into Data Centers

July 25, 2023

(Business Insider) – On a rolling expanse of rural Ohio land, America’s digital future is being sown. Last year, a partnership between the real estate investors Lincoln Property Company and Harrison Street purchased 190 acres in New Albany, a small city about 20 miles outside of Columbus where the pair plan to begin construction on a 200-megawatt data center by the end of the year.  The project’s neighbors include Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon – all of whom have similar plans, or are already underway with major data center projects. (Read More)