Shelley Short answers data center questions
Shelley Short, CEO of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance, admits that she anticipated public pushback following news of a proposed data center
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[Recording, transcript added]: Data center eyes Clark County, set to buy mega site in $11M deal
The Arkadelphian transcribed what was said at Thursday’s meeting of the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County regarding a potential land buy for a data center. The transcription and an audio recording are available in our latest report.
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