Data-center buildout in Missouri, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 4	Leader Publications	Data center webinar focuses on water usage↗ Leader Publications Water	City of Festus, MO Jefferson County, MO	us/mo/jefferson/city/festus us/mo/jefferson
Oct 2	dailyjournalonline.com ($)	St. Francois County commissioner candidate calls for transparency and resident input on data centers↗ dailyjournalonline.com ($) Water−, Denied or halted	St. Francois County, MO	us/mo/st-francois
Oct 1	Springfield News-Leader	Application for controversial Springfield rezoning withdrawn↗ Springfield News-Leaderalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Springfield, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 30	The Business Journals	Kansas City pushes back vote on controversial downtown data center↗ The Business Journals Subsidies	City of Kansas City, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/kansas-city
Sep 30	Yahoo	Ferguson neighbors keep up fight against data center project↗ Yahoo More coverage: KSDK Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 25	LakeExpo.com	'Without A Data Center': Developer Of 2,000-Acre Master Planned Community Seeks Linn Creek Annexation↗ LakeExpo.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Linn Creek, MO Camden County, MO	us/mo/camden/city/linn-creek us/mo/camden
Sep 24	St Joseph Post	St. Joseph City Council to hear proposed ordinances related to future data center projects↗ St Joseph Post Siting	City of St. Joseph, MO	us/mo/buchanan/city/st-joseph
Sep 24	News-Press NOW	City to hold first reading to recommend data center consultants during regular meeting↗ News-Press NOW Siting	City of St. Joseph, MO	us/mo/buchanan/city/st-joseph
Sep 24	Missourian | Washington, MO	Another vacancy expected for Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission↗ Missourian | Washington, MOalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 23	KMOV	Ferguson residents launch petition drive to let voters decide on Emerson campus data center↗ KMOV Subsidies	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 23	Leader Publications	Festus contingent joins Capitol data center protest↗ Leader Publications Siting	City of Festus, MO Jefferson County, MO	us/mo/jefferson/city/festus us/mo/jefferson
Sep 23	STLtoday.com ($)	No end in sight for St. Louis' data center fight↗ STLtoday.com ($) More coverage: labortribune.com Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Ferguson, MO City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 23	emissourian.com	Data centers: What’s next?↗ emissourian.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 23	stl.news	Midtown Data Center Site Faces $2.4M Tax Sale↗ stl.news Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 23	STLtoday.com ($)	Photos: Divided Ferguson council approves tax breaks for tech hub↗ STLtoday.com ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 23	KMOV	Ferguson council approves tax break plan for former Emerson property after prior rejection↗ KMOV Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 22	KMOV	Ferguson data center project at Emerson campus, with massive tax breaks, set for final vote↗ KMOValso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KSDK · KSDK · FOX 2 · STLtoday.com · +6 more Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 21	KY3	Judge extends restraining order in Benton County, Mo., data center case↗ KY3 Siting	Benton County, MO	us/mo/benton
Sep 21	STLtoday.com ($)	Opinion: Ferguson needs more answers before Tuesday's data center vote↗ STLtoday.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Missouri Times - · KSDK SubsidiesSiting	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 21	KMOV	Here’s what’s on the agenda this week across the St. Louis area↗ KMOValso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 21	St. Louis Magazine	As Ferguson reconsiders $1.5B data center tax break, nonprofit donation faces scrutiny↗ St. Louis Magazine More coverage: STLtoday.com SubsidiesSiting	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 20	KOMU 8	Advocacy group can continue to challenge Montgomery County data centers, judge rules↗ KOMU 8also carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	Montgomery County, MO	us/mo/montgomery
Sep 19	DeSoto County News	Mississippi River mayors call for water conservation protections amid growing data center demand↗ DeSoto County News More coverage: localmemphis.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Mississippi Louisiana Missouri	us/ms us/la us/mo
Sep 18	Kansas City Star ($)	Developer behind Springfield data center plan sues city | Exclusive↗ Kansas City Star ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Springfield Daily Citizen Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Springfield, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 18	spectrumlocalnews.com	Spencer signs bill that tightens regulations on major data center developments↗ spectrumlocalnews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Benton County Enterprise Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of St. Louis, MO Benton County, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis us/mo/benton
Sep 17	news-leader.com ($)	City staff, developer disagree on property use, data center definition↗ news-leader.com ($) More coverage: My Mo Info WaterSiting	City of Springfield, MO St. Francois County, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield us/mo/st-francois
Sep 17	Park Hills Daily Journal ($)	Farmington residents submit 1,000-signature petition seeking data center moratorium↗ Park Hills Daily Journal ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Farmington, MO	us/mo/st-francois/city/farmington
Sep 17	KOMU 8	Missourians rally at the Capitol for more protections as AI data centers expand↗ KOMU 8 More coverage: Park Hills Daily Journal Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Missouri Callaway County, MO Montgomery County, MO	us/mo us/mo/callaway us/mo/montgomery
Sep 16	Yahoo	Reaction after Franklin County Commissioners approve data center rezoning requests↗ Yahoo More coverage: Kirksville Daily Express Siting+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	Franklin County, MO City of Kirksville, MO	us/mo/franklin us/mo/adair/city/kirksville
Sep 16	KSDK	Midtown's $3.1B data center sparks economic hope amid environmental concerns↗ KSDK More coverage: Missourian | Washington, MO Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO Franklin County, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis us/mo/franklin
Sep 16	St. Louis American	Data divide↗ St. Louis American Subsidies	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 16	FOX 2	Protesters seek moratorium on data centers during rally at Mo. Capitol↗ FOX 2also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo · STLPR · KCUR Siting−, Denied or halted	Missouri	us/mo
Sep 16	KSDK	St. Louis committee approves data center agreement↗ KSDKalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Business Journals Subsidies+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 16	ABC17NEWS	Hundreds of Missourians rally for pause of data center development, man arrested↗ ABC17NEWSalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	Missouri Callaway County, MO Montgomery County, MO	us/mo us/mo/callaway us/mo/montgomery
Sep 16	The Business Journals ($)	Franklin County approves rezoning for 2 data center developments↗ The Business Journals ($) More coverage: spectrumlocalnews.com Siting+, Approved or advancing	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 15	KY3	Cedar County pauses solar, wind, data center projects for one year↗ KY3also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Cedar County, MO	us/mo/cedar
Sep 15	KSDK	City board approves community benefits deal for $3.09B data center project↗ KSDK Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 15	STLPR	St. Louis OKs plan for Midtown data center estimated to generate $445M in tax revenue over 10 years↗ STLPR Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 15	Yahoo	Franklin County Council to vote on data center regulations↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: STLtoday.com · ksdk.com · ksdk.com Siting+, Approved or advancing	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 15	KOMU 8	Preserve Montgomery County hosts town hall on data center plan↗ KOMU 8 Water	Montgomery County, MO	us/mo/montgomery
Sep 14	sgfcitizen.org	Trent Overhue says he still wants a data center on National Ave.; he thinks it's allowed under current zoning↗ sgfcitizen.org Siting	City of Springfield, MO Benton County, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield us/mo/benton
Sep 14	STLtoday.com ($)	St. Louis could get $8.3 million from Armory data center by spring↗ STLtoday.com ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 13	Springfield News-Leader	Springfield, CU schedule additional data center engagement session↗ Springfield News-Leader Siting	City of Springfield, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 11	KSDK	St. Louis Board of Aldermen passes data center zoning rules↗ KSDKalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: STLPR Siting+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 11	fox2now.com	St. Louis Board of Aldermen approve new rules for data centers↗ fox2now.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: St. Louis American · firstalert4.com · stl.news · Hoodline Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 11	missourian.com	Vote on data centers planned for next week↗ missourian.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Missourian | Washington, MO Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 10	Springfield Daily Citizen	City says plans for National Avenue are vet clinic, not data center; P&Z hearing postponed↗ Springfield Daily Citizen Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Springfield, MO	us/mo/greene/city/springfield
Sep 10	Newstalk KZRG	Joplin officials explain future data center regulations↗ Newstalk KZRGalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Business Journals · Kirksville Daily Express Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Joplin, MO City of St. Louis, MO City of Kirksville, MO	us/mo/jasper/city/joplin us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis us/mo/adair/city/kirksville
Sep 9	Kansas City Star ($)	Independence delays vote on new data center rules as residents demand more oversight↗ Kansas City Star ($) Siting	City of Independence, MO Jackson County, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence us/mo/jackson
Sep 9	KSDK	Ferguson Council expected to take up data center proposal↗ KSDKalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KSDK · KSDK · Hoodline · KSDK SubsidiesSiting	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 9	KMOV	$1.5 billion tax break plan for former Emerson campus redevelopment to go back before Ferguson council↗ KMOV Subsidies	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 6	kansascity.com ($)	An AI data center has created a new political force in Independence | Hudnall↗ kansascity.com ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Independence, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Sep 5	FOX 2	Ferguson revives push for data center at former Emerson campus↗ FOX 2also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: yahoo.com · fox2now.com · Yahoo · Yahoo WaterSubsidiesSiting	City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 5	St. Louis American	Voting rights restored for 41,000 Missourians↗ St. Louis American Subsidies	St. Louis County, MO City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 4	St. Louis American	Rejected Ferguson data center incentives revived↗ St. Louis Americanalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KMOV · stlpr.org Subsidies	St. Louis County, MO City of Ferguson, MO	us/mo/st-louis us/mo/st-louis/city/ferguson
Sep 4	Warren County Record	Wright City tightens the rules on data centers↗ Warren County Record Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Wright City, MO	us/mo/warren/city/wright-city
Sep 4	Missourian | Washington, MO	LETTER: Commission should hold afternoon meetings↗ Missourian | Washington, MO Siting	Franklin County, MO	us/mo/franklin
Sep 3	KCUR	Independence’s AI data center deal cost another council member his seat. What happens next?↗ KCUR Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Independence, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Sep 3	AD HOC NEWS	Nebius: When the AI Cloud Hits the Ground↗ AD HOC NEWS Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Vineland, NJ City of Independence, MO	us/nj/cumberland/city/vineland us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Sep 2	KY3	Data center moratorium fight plays out in Benton County courtroom↗ KY3 Siting	Benton County, MO	us/mo/benton
Sep 2	Kansas City Star ($)	Independence voters have now ousted 3 of 5 councilmembers who backed data center funding↗ Kansas City Star ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Independence, MO Jackson County, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence us/mo/jackson
Sep 2	AD HOC NEWS	Nebius Faces a Two-Front Test: Ballot-Box Backlash in Missouri and a Convertible Hangover↗ AD HOC NEWS Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Independence, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Sep 2	STLtoday.com ($)	St. Louis mayor denied trying to interfere with data center rules. Texts show she did.↗ STLtoday.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of St. Louis, MO	us/mo/st-louis/city/st-louis
Sep 2	Common Dreams	Voters in Missouri City Overwhelmingly Vote to Recall Councilman Who Approved Data Center↗ Common Dreamsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo · Blockspace Media · Tom's Hardware Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Independence, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence
Sep 2	NBC News	Anger over planned AI data center drives Missouri city’s voters to recall council member↗ NBC Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Gadget Review · Yahoo · Daily Kos Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Independence, MO Jackson County, MO	us/mo/jackson/city/independence us/mo/jackson

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