Eastern North Carolina county bans data centers for two years after $19B project scrapped
News ClipThe Business Journals·NC·8/5/2026
An Eastern North Carolina county has enacted a two-year ban on data center development. This decision comes after a previously planned $19 billion data center project in the region was scrapped. The ban will halt new data center construction and related activities in the county for the specified period.
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Eastern North Carolina county bans data centers for two years after $19B project scrapped The Business Journals