Largest single taxpayer in North Dakota by 2029
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
Applied Digital anticipates it will be the largest single taxpayer in the state of North Dakota by 2029
Source (primary)
Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history - McKenzie County Farmer (-, news_article)
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Quote: “We anticipate by '29, we will be the largest single taxpayer in the state of North Dakota”
How we checked this
Checked on October 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The column reports that Applied Digital spokesman Nick Phillips told an interim legislative committee the company anticipates being the largest single taxpayer in North Dakota by 2029. The claim restates that expectation, attributed to the company, and does not present it as fact.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital, through company spokesman Nick Phillips testifying to North Dakota lawmakers, said it anticipates becoming the largest single taxpayer in the state of North Dakota
- The anticipated timeframe is by 2029 ('29)
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.watfordcitynd.com/opinion/columns/port-data-center-company-applied-digital-expects-to-be-one-of-the-largest-taxpayers-in-north-dakota-history) in full (9,740 characters, retrieved September 2, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history - McKenzie County Farmer
Quote: “We anticipate by '29, we will be the largest single taxpayer in the state of North Dakota”
confirms Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history - InForum
Quote: “We anticipate by '29, we will be the largest single taxpayer in the state of North Dakota”