Boycott pressure hits Utah nursery tied to MIDA role over data center plan
TL;DR
Calls to boycott Layton's J&J Nursery have emerged after owner and state Sen. Jerry Stevenson, who sits on the Military Installation Development Authority board, helped approve a hyperscale data center project near Box Elder County. Stevenson declined comment; the nursery asks that supporters direct criticism at the decision-makers, not its employees.
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