Donald Beightol: Pushback on data centers understandable (Opinion)
News ClipCharleston Gazette-Mail·WV·9/8/2026
West Virginia elected officials are encountering unexpected and severe roadblocks in their efforts to attract data centers, despite offering tax and regulatory advantages for economic development. The pushback against these developments is understandable, hindering the state's progress in this sector.
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West Virginia elected officials are likely scratching their heads wondering why their tax and regulatory advantaged push for economic development through data centers has hit severe roadblocks in certain locations.