Google Holds Open House on Proposed Hermantown Data Center

Google faces skeptical crowd at first Hermantown data center open house

A new environmental review says preliminary construction work could begin next year, pending permit approvals.

Google open house draws crowd as Carlton County considers moratorium

HERMANTOWN — Carlton County Commissioner Sue Zmyslony and a handful of Carlton County residents attended an open house hosted by Google on Wednesday for the proposed Hermantown data center. They were on a fact-finding mission as the county considers a moratorium on data center construction. Google tried to quell area residents' concerns over a proposed 1.2-million-square-foot data center the company hopes to construct in the southwest corner of …

Google holds open house on proposed Hermantown data center

HERMANTOWN — Google tried to quell the concerns of area residents during an open house Wednesday over a proposed 1.2-million-square-foot data center the company is hoping to construct in the southwest corner of the city. Hundreds of people lined up at the Aad Shrine Meeting & Event Center as Google officials manned various stations and spoke with concerned citizens. “We're excited to be at this phase of the project where we can answer a lot of q…

Google to hold open house on simmering Hermantown data center proposal

The project has become a hot-button issue for the small town of 800 residents, and is one of many data center proposals popping up in greater Minnesota.