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Meta AI data centre construction boosts sales, tax revenue in rural U.S. areas

A farm-focused area of Louisiana is seeing an unexpected boom from Meta’s construction of its Hyperion AI data centre in Holly Ridge, as thousands of workers support demand for restaurants, cafes, water supplies and housing rentals. Meta is investing more than $50 billion and expects over 7,500 workers at peak construction. Local sales tax revenue has risen sharply, though the long-term outlook remains uncertain once building work ends.

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Meta expands Louisiana AI data centre to 5 GW, investment tops $50 billion

Meta has expanded the planned scale of its data centre in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts and increased its investment commitment for the site to more than $50 billion. The company calls the project Hyperion and said it would support more than 1,000 jobs at full operation. Local reports cited the possibility of additional spending that could lift total costs further. The project includes outside funding and major power-supply buildout.