Nada to Data: Menomonie Shelves Center Plans News | September 23, 2025 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The City of Menomonie is pulling the plug on a deal for the development of a one-point-six-billion-dollar data center. The data center was projected to create as many as a thousand construction jobs during development and 50 to 75 full-time jobs after opening with an additional two- to three-hundred contract workers. Some members of the community had expressed concerns about the facility’s use of water as well as noise and light pollution. Mayor Randy Knaack announced at a city council meeting last night that the community will no longer be pursuing the project. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.