Data center builder offers Kansas town residents $10,000

CBS News reports: Amid a pronounced public backlash against data center construction in the U.S., one real estate developer is making an offer it hopes will win over one Kansas community: money.Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, where it plans to build a data center, $1,000 in utility and property tax credits for 10 years. "Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities that make this growth possible," Andy Power, the developer's president and CEO, said in a statement on Wednesday.

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WilluChill News DeskKansas · Published Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC

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