Jon Ford: The new gold rush: Powering Indiana’s data center boom
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As the digital age accelerates, Indiana finds itself at the focal point of a new kind of gold rush — a rush to locate and power data centers and microchip manufacturing plants. These modern-day mines don’t extract ore; they process and store the lifeblood of the 21st century: data and microchips. And just like the gold rushes of old, this boom is literally and economically reshaping the landscape. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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