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class='list-item'> 1948 <h4 class='heading-3 .rule-below'> 1949 <a href='/stories/ozarks-tech-center-fuels-growth-in-manufacturing-programs-officials-say,105791'> 1950 Ozarks Tech center fuels growth in manufacturing programs, officials say </a> 1951 </h4> 1952 </li> 1953 <li class='list-item'> 1954 <h4 class='heading-3 .rule-below'> 1955 <a href='/stories/data-center-company-hq-on-hold-with-city-moratorium,105792'> 1956 Data center company HQ on hold with city moratorium </a> 1957 </h4> 1958 </li> 1959 <li class='list-item'> 1960 <h4 class='heading-3 .rule-below'> 1961 <a href='/stories/city-staff-praised-for-problem-solving-in-tricky-development,105802'> 1962 City staff praised for problem-solving in tricky development </a> 1963 </h4> 1964 </li> 1965 <li class='list-item'> 1966 <h4 class='heading-3 .rule-below'> 1967 <a href='/stories/untitled,105793'> 1968 People You Need to Know: Rachel Munday </a> 1969 <span><i class="fa fa-unlock" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> 1970 </h4> 1971 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2006 <!-- <div class='row row-eq-height'> --> 2007 <div class='pk-section section-3col col-sm-6'> 2008 <div class='section-margins'> 2009 <div class='box box-content-default '> 2010 2011 2012 2013 <div class='content-item clearfix first '> 2014 2015 <div class="label small"></div> 2016 <h1 class="heading-1 side-head" href=""> 2017 <a class="heading-1" href=""> 2018 </a> 2019 </h1> 2020 <a href=''><img class='photo' src="/uploads/medium/20200811-141955-TIB.jpg" alt=""></a> 2021 <div class="text-lede"> 2022 </div> 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 </div> 2028 2029 2030 2031</div><!-- .box-content-default --><div class='box box-content-columns-headlines'> 2032 2033 2034 <ul class='row list-unstyled content'> 2035 <li class="col-sm-6"> 2036 <ul class="content-area-list list-unstyled"> 2037 <li class=""> 2038 <h6> 2039 <a class="story-head" href="/stories/ferguson-city-council-approves-tax-breaks-for-data-center-development,105862"> 2040 Ferguson City Council approves tax breaks for data center 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