AOL

Residents push for moratorium on building data center in Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A bid to seek a moratorium on building new AI data centers leads to a townhall Tuesday night in ...
Yahoo

As Independence nears vote on AI data center funding, here’s everything we know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive, multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence data center is inching toward construction in Independence — and city ...

Data center opponents wanted new leaders in Independence. Then 2 incumbents lost

As the mayoral and council elections approached, some residents warned that candidates’ stances on the data center would be ...
Forbes

Platform Dependence Vs. Data Independence: Balancing Utility With Personal Data Sovereignty

Dmytro Lazarchuk is a cofounder and CEO of Relokia and Help Desk Migration with over ten years of experience in data migration services. No online business can succeed without data-driven ...
KCUR

After these Independence councilmembers supported an AI data center, voters ousted them

Two of the five city councilmembers who supported major tax breaks for an AI data center were on the ballot Tuesday. Both ...
AOL

Independence to rebuild old plant with 9 times more power to fuel AI data center

With a massive artificial intelligence data center set to open in Independence, the city will reopen and majorly expand the capacity of a decades-old power plant to fuel it. Until then, the city is ...
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Independence schools say AI data center offers needed cash, even with $6B tax break

As Independence residents debate whether to welcome or resist the planned arrival of - and sweeping public subsidies for - a massive data center for artificial intelligence, some groups are making the ...
The Business Journals

As Nebius seeks big data center incentives, Independence residents rush to weigh in

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Independence officials this week ...
Kansas City Star

Independence says it’s too late to petition for vote on disputed AI data center

After the Independence City Council greenlit a massive artificial intelligence data center by approving significant tax breaks, residents are gathering momentum in the hopes of presenting a legal ...
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Independence says residents can't force a public vote on data center tax breaks

A sign stuck at the intersection of Little Blue Parkway and R.D. Mize Road on Feb. 12, 2026, protests a data center being built a few miles down the road. A group of Independence residents opposed to ...
Kansas City Star

What Independence has said about health, environment risks of huge AI data center

Heavy equipment works on the site of a proposed supersize data center on Bly Road in eastern Independence on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Nearby residents oppose the planned 400-acre, $6.6 billion AI ...
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Meet the candidates who want to lead Independence in face of data center, change

Multiple seats on the Independence City Council will turn over as the city prepares to welcome a slate of new leaders following the April 7 election. Early voting, also called “no excuse” absentee ...