First Project Hercules site eyed to open in 2029, residents question approval process

Construction is expected to begin by the end of the year on the first data center in Project Hercules, a planned seven-center complex developed by AVAIO Digital at the Appomattox Center for Business and Commerce. Some residents, however, said they learned about the plan only after it was announced publicly in December 2024, by which time it had already been approved. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4eBVuUs _______________ Follow WSET on social media: WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc13_wset/?hl=en WSET-TV ABC News 13 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Abc-13-wset Subscribe to WSET-TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wsetabc1373/featured Watch more top local news stories: https://wset.com/news/local For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wset.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wset.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newsdesk@wset.com Call the Newsroom: 431.455.5131 WSET is a VA based station and an ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates #wset #wsettv #wsetabcnews13 #lynchburgnews #localnews #news #datacenters #datacenter #projecthercules #appomattoxcounty