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Data Center Offers $1,000 a Year to Kansas Neighbors for Decade

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 14 October 2026, 16:01 UTC By Miquéla V Thornton 1 min read
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Data Center Offers $1,000 a Year to Kansas Neighbors for Decade One data center developer has a unique plan to squash pushback from community residents in Kansas: Give them $1,000 a year for the next decade. Digital Realty Trust Inc., which has partnered with tech companies like Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., is offering the payments to each household in De Soto, Kansas, near its planned 1,400-acre data center known as Astra Enterprise Park.

Data Center Offers $1,000 a Year to Kansas Neighbors for Decade One data center developer has a unique plan to squash pushback from community residents in Kansas: Give them $1,000 a year for the next decade. Digital Realty Trust Inc., which has partnered with tech companies like Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., is offering the payments to each household in De Soto, Kansas, near its planned 1,400-acre data center known as Astra Enterprise Park.
Data Center Offers (ORG) Kansas Neighbors (ORG) Decade Data Center Offers (ORG) Kansas (LOCATION) Digital Realty Trust Inc. (ORG) Microsoft Corp. (ORG) Nvidia Corp. (ORG) De Soto (LOCATION) Astra Enterprise Park (ORG)
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