The ‘developer’ of a Kansas data center swore under oath he wasn’t involved. My town is bamboozled.

Residents of Emporia are left bewildered after Gary Pinkston, who claimed to be the developer of a proposed massive data center, swore under oath in a federal bankruptcy proceeding that he had no involvement. This revelation has thrown the project into doubt, as Emporia residents had previously been assured that Pinkston was spearheading the initiative. The community, which had been rallying to either support or protest the center, now finds itself questioning the legitimacy of the project and the assurances given by those promoting it. This situation underscores broader concerns about transparency and corporate accountability in large-scale development projects.