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Box Elder data center process was ‘not good,’ Gov. Cox says — and calls for MIDA reforms

By Salt Lake Tribune · August 20, 2026 · 1 min read
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Gov. Spencer Cox is calling for changes to the Utah agency that greenlit the Stratos data center project in Box Elder County — including giving his office a bigger role.

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