Utah Speaker Says Box Elder Hyperscale Project Is a Bad Deal
May 16, 2026·about 4 hours ago·via The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz says the Box Elder hyperscale project is bad personally and for his ranch, putting a local fight over massive data center development in the spotlight. The dispute underscores a familiar problem - big projects get sold as progress while the costs land on landowners and communities. That is exactly why state leaders should be cautious before rolling over for corporate scale at any price. Read more about this...