Meet the 82-year-old Kentucky grandma who turned down $26 million to turn her farm into a data center: ‘I don’t need your money’

Fortune•Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 08:59 PM•2 min read

Ida Huddleston says no amount of money was worth losing land that's been in her family for more than 200 years.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/07/kentucky-grandma-turned-down-26-million-family-farm-data-center/)

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