A Sept. 15 trip to Altoona, Iowa gave about 50 Warren and Montgomery county officials and business leaders a first-hand look at a Meta data center as both counties weigh potential projects.
The participants included government and business leaders from Warren and Montgomery counties as both those counties have potential data center projects looking to locate within their borders. In Warrenton, a data center is considering property north of the Warrenton West interchange, though no formal proposal has been submitted.
The Record spoke to several of those who went on the trip about their observations, which were generally very positive regarding a potential data center being placed within the two counties…