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U of M approves selling its park land to Facebook and Instagram owner Meta

Sep 10, 2023 08:08AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Dima Solomin

By Jennifer Hoff - KARE 11 News - September 9, 2023

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved the sale of some of its park land where a new, $700 million data center will be built. 

It will be one the largest construction projects in Minnesota on 280 acres of land in Rosemount. 

The potential deal was kept a secret for a long time, including who was buying the land to start building.


To read the full story, visit the KARE 11 News site here. 

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