Meta is building an $800 million data center in Montgomery, with 100 jobs, that’s expected to complete by the end of 2026.

Data centers house the servers and advanced graphics processors that are the foundation of the contemporary internet – and modern life in general. Their purposes range from the small-scale and mundane ...

It may sound funny, but this is one small part of the data center effect. Having Starbucks and Whole Foods establishments in the neighborhood famously have been associated with higher property values.

And for a small city like Meridian, Mississippi, Bill Hannah says the jobs that data centers will create should not be dismissed. After all, this project will be way bigger than your typical data ...