Ohio Fires Back: Valley Coalition Says Yes to Data Centers

One week after Ohio voters slammed the door on data centers in at least 14 towns, and after the Mahoning Valley swung back to the Democrats, 31 Valley businesses, unions, schools, and economic development groups stepped up to the microphone on Monday to say: not so fast. The new "Mahoning Valley Coalition for a 21st Century Economy," started by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and the Western Reserve Building Trades, wants data centers built in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, done "responsibly." Is our side finally waking up after getting its clock cleaned on Election Day? Maybe. And who's carrying the message this time is the most interesting part of the story.

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