By Jessie Wagoner The Emporia Gazette
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 13:00:00
Editor’s Note:This is a look at how a digital campus has impacted one community. The article is intended to provide a look at how the community of Mayes County, Oklahoma has been impacted by the MidAmerica Industrial Park.
As discussions continue surrounding the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus west of Emporia, residents have raised questions about what a large-scale technology development could mean for the community.
For some answers, they may need to look about 200 miles south to Pryor, Oklahoma.
Pryor is home to MidAmerica Industrial Park, a 9,000-acre development that has grown into one of the largest industrial parks in the United States. Today, the park is home to more than 80 companies and employs more than 4,500 workers in industries ranging from technology and data centers to aerospace, advanced manufacturing, food distribution, packaging,…
