Missouri farmer invites data center developers to buy his land as $6.3B project faces growing local opposition and communities push back on AI expansion

A Missouri farmer is inviting data center developers to bid on his land as a $6.3 billion AI project faces opposition and community push back nearby amid AI expansion. Blake Hurst points to 130 projected jobs and more than $1 billion in tax revenue over 35 years, while critics raise concerns about power, water and infrastructure.