Port district land emerges as new flashpoint in Granite City data center fight ^49.7%

STLPR - By Teri Maddox, Lexi Cortes - 5/7/2026, 4:28 PM

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A regional port district and its relationship with the mayor have become a new focus in the battle over whether Granite City should allow a data center to be built in the community. Opponents recently discovered that some property being eyed by land scouts for data centers is owned by America’s Central Port District, a special... more