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Small Oregon county reckons with fallout from data center scandal
Small Oregon county reckons with fallout from data center scandal
Small Oregon county reckons with fallout from data center scandal

Published on: 08/11/2025

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Amazon has spent billions equipping data centers in the riverfront community of Morrow County. Windwave Communications, owned by former local officials, provides fiber-optic service to the tech giant.

When Morrow County Commissioner Melissa Lindsay raised questions three years ago about whether local officials were using their positions to profit from Amazon’s local data centers, she says the blowback was swift and severe.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/08/small-oregon-county-reckons-with-fallout-from-data-center-scandal.html

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