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Data center opponents in the Roanoke Valley are reacting to a vote late Friday afternoon by a regional industrial facilities board that represents six local governments.
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A board representing six localities in the Roanoke Valley voted Friday to enter into a purchase agreement with a company for land at Wood Haven Technology Park, which opponents say is an attempt to locate a data center there. -
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