The Bradenton Journal

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Developers push massive data center complex in DeSoto County amid backlash

As AI booms, facility could grow to become one of the biggest in the U.S.

May 22, 2026
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A proposed data center project in DeSoto County would be located on the site of a decommissioned power plant. (Photo by Alice Herman / Suncoast Searchlight)

By Alice Herman / Suncoast Searchlight

On a Wednesday afternoon in May, Eugene Turner sorted through maps of DeSoto County, laying one on a wooden table in his Arcadia real estate office.

Turner scruti…

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