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          "title": "Proposed Harwood charter amendment looking to make industrial negotiations more transparent - The Mighty 790 KFGO",
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          "title": "Applied Digital completes second building at North Dakota data center campus - Data Center Dynamics",
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          "title": "Inside the AI 'small city' data center rising from the plains - Grand Forks Herald",
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          "summary": "Harwood city council approved the Applied Digital data center and signed a three billion dollar deal within 21 days of initial announcement",
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