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23 September 2025

Nada to Data: Menomonie Shelves Center Plans

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Nada to Data: Menomonie Shelves Center Plans

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.

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