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The discussion comes months after an inaccurate news report listed Bemidji among places where data centers were being considered.

Carlton County is considering enacting a year-long moratorium on data centers. An interim study would investigate whether data center regulations are needed in the county.

A motion was started at the Carlton County Committee of the Whole meeting July 7, 2026, for an interim ordinance on the development of data centers.

A data center discussion is on the agenda for the Carlton County Committee of the Whole meeting on July 7, 2026. A local group is asking for a yearlong moratorium.

Hermantown and Google jointly agreed to the updated study with current information allowing for greater specificity, the city reported.

Hermantown officials are considering a tax abatement agreement with Google as more details emerge and debate surrounds a proposed data center development.

The gift will upgrade learning technology and create endowments, new student scholarship funds and an innovation fund to support regional partnerships.

Defending champions Pequot Lakes will be joined by Northeast Range/Ely, Bemidji, Brainerd, Cloquet, Thief River Falls and Warroad at the state robotics tournament in May 2026.

Students from across Minnesota gathered at the Capitol to showcase their robotics skills and promote education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Labor experts monitoring artificial intelligence say the nation's workers are increasingly worried about being displaced, and key industries in Minnesota are vulnerable.