WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - Google is coming to the Natural State. According to Mayor Marco McClendon of West Memphis, the company will construct a new AI data center that constitutes the largest single investment in state history. McClendon would not give an exact figure of how much Google plans to spend on the project, but said it is in the billions. “Let me tell you, it’s not just West Memphis,” he said. “This is the biggest investment in the state of Arkansas’ history.” According to McClendon, the data center will employ about 300 people and construction will create an additional 5,000 jobs. “This is very big for our community,” he said. The project has been in the works for about a year. For most of that time, officials only revealed a Fortune 500 company

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