Economic development staff report eight leads, including possible 250‑acre data center and multi‑billion-dollar projects

Sep 8, 2026

Staff reported eight business-attraction leads — including a potential data center seeking roughly 250 acres and two large manufacturing proposals ($12.5 billion/4,300 jobs and $3 billion/1,600 jobs) — and said the commission will continue prioritizing support for existing local firms while evaluating large leads with decisionmakers.

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Cheryl, the commission's economic development presenter, said the county has received eight business attraction leads since the last meeting and highlighted several very large prospects. "We did, we did see a lead for a data center looking for 250 acres," she said, and also cited manufacturing leads she summarized as a $12.5 billion project with about 4,300 jobs and a $3 billion assembly project with about 1,600 jobs.

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