$7 billion data center deal in southeast North Dakota is ‘worth the growing pains,’ residents say
In Ellendale, North Dakota — a town of just 1,100 people — something big is happening. A $7 billion lease deal with an artificial intelligence firm has transformed the quiet prairie into a power-hungry hub of high-performance computing. Applied Digital’s sprawling campus now hosts CoreWeave, an AI company fueling generative tech that demands hundreds of megawatts. For locals, it’s a mix of excitement and unease — a new chapter that brings jobs, housing, and growth, but also questions about identity, energy, and what it means to welcome the future. Peyton Haug with InForum has the full story.
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