Microblog Memes

Here's one example: 

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2071209/data-center-provider-razes-55-homes-to-make-room-for-illinois-campus.html

There's also Itasca in Illinois

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/unnamed-data-center-developer-acquires-14-acres-in-itasca-area-of-chicago-illinois/

I bet you can find more

For example in Illinois:

The rush to build data centers has become the new Oklahoma land grab, with providers competing for prime real estate. In one instance, a data center provider bought 55 homes only to demolish them to make room for its campus. Stream Data Centers, a Dallas-based provider of colocation and custom data-center construction services, last November purchased 55 homes in a 34-acresubdivision of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. According to published reports (here and here), Stream paid an average of $950,000 for each house.