MAYSVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Fortune 100 company's proposed billion-dollar data center project in Mason County has sparked both excitement and concern among residents as the community grapples with questions about economic benefits versus potential environmental and quality-of-life impacts.

The hyperscale data center would be located on Big Pond Pike and could create 400 full-time positions along with more than 1,500 construction jobs, according to Tyler McHugh, Economic Development Director for the Maysville-Mason County Industrial Development Authority.

"As far as jobs would go, they would become if not our largest employer, definitely top three," McHugh said.

The project discussions began near the end of last year when Eastern Kentucky Power approached local officials to explore wheth

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