Microsoft schedules community meeting for Catawba County data center project

Name: Microsoft schedules community meeting for Catawba County data center project
Uploaded: 2026-07-14T22:06:03.000Z
Duration: 4 min 23 s
Description: Microsoft is holding a community drop-in session in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, for its data center project to address construction-related concerns like noise, dust, and traffic. This engagement follows a letter to residents acknowledging impacts from their $1 billion investment in four data centers across Hickory, Conover, and Maiden.

News Clip4:23WHKY NEWS·Conover, Catawba County, NC·7/14/2026

Microsoft is holding a community drop-in session in Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina, for its data center project to address construction-related concerns like noise, dust, and traffic. This engagement follows a letter to residents acknowledging impacts from their $1 billion investment in four data centers across Hickory, Conover, and Maiden.

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Gov: Catawba County Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, City of Hickory

Microsoft is inviting the public to a drop-in community session at the Conover Branch Library in Catawba County, North Carolina, to discuss its data center project. Residents can meet one-on-one with company representatives to ask questions and share concerns regarding construction impacts such as noise, dust, and traffic. This session comes after Microsoft sent a letter to nearby residents acknowledging these issues.

Microsoft had previously announced in 2022 plans to invest at least $1 billion over 10 years to build four data centers in Hickory, Conover, and Maiden, creating at least 50 jobs. The WHKY news broadcast also covered an increase in cyclosporiasis cases in North Carolina and road closures in Hickory for local infrastructure projects.