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   <news:title>Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce announces support for data center in Pine Island (Olmsted County)</news:title>
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   <news:title>EVENT Oct 8: MN Broadband Task Force meeting: Midco, Erate and annual report</news:title>
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   <news:title>Office of Broadband Development Update Oct 7 2026: BEAD, Line Extension, upcoming Task Force meeting</news:title>
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   <news:title>USDA invested $267 million in FY 2026 to expand broadband to rural communities</news:title>
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   <news:title>Local broadband provider Arvig gives more Than $130,000 to local schools</news:title>
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   <news:title>Candidates running in Otter Tail County answer 5 questions, data center comes up</news:title>
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   <news:title>Hermantown approves updated data center Alternative Urban Areawide Review review (St Louis County)</news:title>
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   <news:title>MN eNews Oct 2026: News on MN broadband data center, AI, and MN</news:title>
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