The rapid expansion of AI data centers across rural America is transforming land values and changing the fortunes of families living near major power infrastructure. One such example is a Pennsylvania couple who sold their 89-acre hog farm for more than $22 million, turning a struggling family business into a life-changing financial windfall.
David and Marilee Kiliti had spent years raising and processing hogs on land that had remained in their family for nearly 80 years. They never expected their farm to attract such a massive offer. According to The Wall Street Journal, when developers first approached them nearly two years ago and suggested the property could be worth over $20 million, they initially thought it was a joke.
