# Data Center proposal in Festus progresses Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hancock-and-kelley-6067218/data-center-proposal-in-festus-progresses Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hancock-and-kelley-6067218/data-center-proposal-in-festus-progresses.md Podcast: [Hancock and Kelley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hancock-and-kelley-6067218) Published: 2026-07-24T13:49:47+00:00 Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8537769_2026-07-24-134709 Audio file: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8537769/8537769_2026-07-24-134709.128.mp3?rssID=3823 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hancock-and-kelley-6067218/episodes/data-center-proposal-in-festus-progresses Duration seconds: 434 ## Resource Chris McKee, President of CRG, joins John and Michael. He explains the process a proposed data center in Festus is going through as they are taking community feedback about the proposal. He says data centers, 'are the invisible digital backbone of daily life,' and the Festus project at its peak would include 1000 construction jobs and 200 permanent jobs once operational. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hancock-and-kelley-6067218/episodes/data-center-proposal-in-festus-progresses/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hancock-and-kelley-6067218/data-center-proposal-in-festus-progresses.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.