The backlash in some Arkansas communities about data centers’ drain on their resources like electricity and water reflects just one element of the public’s worries about this technology
A yearlong pause on new data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county won’t take effect after the county’s clerk said she miscounted the number of votes in favor of the moratorium
Secrecy may be standard operating procedure when it comes to economic development. But it makes for bad politics and potentially even worse policy, as the fight over data centers in Arkansas makes abundantly clear.
Hailed by officials and economic developers as a boon to the state, data center projects heading to Arkansas are facing increasing scrutiny and calls for local regulations
2 data centers are planned for Pulaski County, but who bears the cost is disputed
Though public scrutiny of data centers is growing, 14 states do not disclose how much revenue they lose to data center tax breaks
Beginning in fall 2026, Arkansas Tech will offer an artificial intelligence track as part of its Bachelor of Science degree in computer science
