05/16/2026
A unnamed Fortune 100 company's plan to build a billion-dollar, 2,080-acre data center in rural Mason County, KY has hit a wall: farmers who refuse to sell at any price. Local officials tout the project as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, promising 400 full-time jobs and 1,500 construction positions. But landowner Delsia Bare's family is turning down a $26 million offer. "There is no price on earth enough for what they are getting ready to do," she tells Realtor.com. "There's no replacing what they're getting ready to destroy."