Data centers have loud opposition, but supporters gathered at Missouri S&T to push them ^37.8%

STLPR - By Jonathan Ahl - 6/24/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 20.1% - Biased Writer Voice 18.7% - Hasty Generalization 17%

While many gatherings around data centers have been protests featuring angry residents shouting at public officials, one in Rolla last week had a much more positive view of them. More than 200 invited business, academic and government leaders crowded into a meeting room at the Protoplex, an advanced manufacturing facility on the campus... more