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How This County Made the Data Center Boom Pay Off

Published 24 October 2026 · tech

AI is driving a wave of new data centers, but communities are increasingly asking what they get in return. Virginia’s Loudoun County turned the industry

AI is driving a wave of new data centers, but communities are increasingly asking what they get in return. Virginia’s Loudoun County turned the industry into a major tax base that helped fund schools, parks and infrastructure, yet even there, officials are now putting limits on further growth.

The bigger lesson may be that towns have more bargaining power than they think. More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so

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