Newport News leaders highlighted 12 sites throughout the city they plan to target with major projects in the coming years at Thursday’s inaugural Economic Development, Growth and Expansion Summit.

One could be used to bring the first data center to the city.

Newport News’ Economic Development Authority recently purchased three properties consisting of nearly 20 acres along Dozier Road that are undeveloped, according to Assistant Director of Development Derek Perry. Those properties are already zoned for heavy industrial, and are being primed to support operations at Fort Eustis through a range of uses, including energy storage, power generation and data processing.

Data centers are sites that store equipment and servers necessary to process and distribute data. Recent advancements in co

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