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Sand Springs council votes 6-1 to allow giant data center along Highway 97

by Phillip JacksonFebruary 3, 2026February 4, 2026

Close to 300 people in the crowd reacted with both jeers and cheers.

A crowd of over 300 people came to a city council special meeting on Jan. 21, 2026, to discuss Project Spring, a newly proposed data center slated to come to the rural area of Sand Springs located just 11 miles west of Tulsa. — Credit: Phillip Jackson / Tulsa Flyer

Sand Springs residents go head to head with Google over proposed data center

by Phillip JacksonJanuary 21, 2026January 26, 2026

More than 300 people attended a Sand Springs town hall meeting Tuesday night. Here is what happened.

Google is the likely end user of a controversial data center proposed in Sand Springs. Signs are posted throughout the area of North Highway 97 and Rock School Road. — Credit: Phillip Jackson / Tulsa Flyer

Google emerges as tech company connected to Sand Springs data center project

by Phillip JacksonJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Google is expected to be the end user for a controversial data center in Sand Springs, the latest project slated for construction in the Tulsa area.