Fire Destroys Bitcoin Mining Facility Near Grundy Center
A Grundy County bitcoin mining facility at Mining Store eight miles west of Grundy Center burned Sunday evening. Firefighters from Wellsburg Holland and Grundy Center fought the top-vented hoop building blaze at about 6 15 p m no injuries were reported. The site housed 1700 mining computers with nine on site engineers maintaining servers. The facility opened in 2020 and drew attention for high electricity use and costs. MiningStore representatives could not be reached for comment.
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Grants offered to Johnson County small businesses
Grants of 3500 to 20000 funded by 500000 from ARPA will assist Johnson County small firms in three rounds with a January 31 deadline for the first round. Eligible businesses must show disproportionate COVID impact and 50 percent ownership by an underserved group including women, people of color, or other minorities.
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North Dakota landowners appeal Summit CO2 storage approval
A landowner group in North Dakota filed an appeal in Burleigh County District Court challenging the Industrial Commission's Dec 12 approval of underground CO2 storage wells for Summit Carbon Solutions. The suit argues open records violations and questions the amalgamation process used to compel nonconsenting landowners to allow storage, with related litigation ongoing on similar constitutional questions.
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