WATERVILLE, Ohio — Editor’s note: This story was originally published by WTOL 11’s media partner, the Toledo Free Press. You can find the original story here.
With access to water, power and hundreds of acres of flat land, developers are eyeing western Lucas County for potential data center locations – as long as the community is welcoming.
“Every community is thinking about it. This is the soup du jour – the gold rush of the 2020s. Of the 21 subdivisions in the county, we are in constant conversation with the six or seven that are more interested,” said Matt Heyrman, director of the Lucas County Department of Economic Development…