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A small town voted against a $16 billion AI data center. Weeks later, construction began

May 13, 2026
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OpenAI and Oracle are building a $16 billion data center in Saline Township, Michigan — in a farm town that voted against it. Fortune AI reporter Sharon Goldman traveled there to hear from residents and learn about their effort to fight back.