It’s a digital gold rush as data-center development sweeps through small-town America. As demand for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital storage surges, developers are racing to secure land, power and water.That growth is becoming increasingly concentrated: nearly 1% of U.S. counties, roughly 33, now account for 72% of all data-center activity as of July 2025, according to a recent Goldman Sachs analysis. But the map is changing almost daily. One Georgia community is experiencing that shift ...