Proposed De Soto data center offers residents up to $1,000 a year for 10 years

Data Center Developer Offers Locals $1K a Year for Decade

Residents of one Kansas city are being pitched something unusual along with a massive data center: a decline of payments towards their bills. Digital Realty says it will give every household in De Soto $1,000 a year in utility and property tax credits for 10 years as it pushes...

Digital Realty Offers $1,000 Annual Credits to De Soto Residents for Data Center

Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years to secure community support for a new data center. The payment is part of a $20 million investment pledged by the Austin, Texas-based developer as it prepares to build on a 280-acre site that will eventually expand to 1,400 acres. The company stated that the project will generate recurring tax revenue and create 250 permanent jo…

Proposed De Soto data center offers residents up to $1,000 a year for 10 years

A proposed De Soto data center could bring residents up to $1,000 annually for 10 years, but some question the offer and the project's impact.

Data center developer offers Kansas town residents $1,000 each for 10 years

Digital Realty is offering utility and property tax credits to residents of De Soto, Kansas, in a bid to win public support for a data center facility.

Digital Realty plans annual credits for De Soto, Kansas residents

The $20 million community program accompanies a planned data center campus as the company and city work to finalize details

Kansas Data Center Offers $1,000 a Year to Its Neighbors to Win Approval

One data center developer has a unique plan to squash pushback from community residents in Kansas: Give them $1,000 a year for the next decade.