St. Louis economic development panel takes aim at data center critics, calls many concerns ‘myths’ 38.9%
STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 5/27/2026, 6:57 PM
Availability Heuristic 19.7% - Negativity Bias 17.9% - Appeal to Authority 16.7%
A panel hosted by a St. Louis regional economic development group took aim at critics of data centers on Wednesday, calling many of their concerns about the developments “myths” and lauding the economic benefits of the projects. Greater St. Louis hosted the panel at its offices downtown in an effort to highlight possible benefits of data... more