A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began ^24.9%

Fortune - By Sharon Goldman - 5/6/2026, 7:00 AM

Hasty Generalization 13.5% - Negativity Bias 12.7% - Biased Writer Voice 10%

In Saline Township, Michigan, as in most municipalities, homeowners who want to build a new house know what a complicated and lengthy process it can be: Navigating permit requirements, zoning changes, or variance requests for even a small construction project can take weeks or months. An error in the paperwork, a challenge from a... more