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Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Northeast Oklahoma is turning into a data center cluster, with existing Google capacity in Pryor and at least four more...

Lordstown, OHIO Moratorium on new data centers reshapes how AI Builds are approached

Lordstown, OHIO Moratorium on new data centers reshapes how AI Builds are approached

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Lordstown council just put a 180-day freeze on new data center permits, signaling local resistance to more AI and cloud...

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Bay City’s commission unanimously approved a resolution to create zoning, land use, and operational standards for data centers after strong...

one year baltimore county, Maryland Data center pause looming

one year baltimore county, Maryland Data center pause looming

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Baltimore County, Maryland is considering a one-year moratorium on data center construction while it figures out how to regulate a...

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Shelbyville just cleared a key political hurdle for a large data center footprint by approving annexation of 429 acres for...

Microsoft data center becomes Wisconsin County’s top long-term taxpayer anchor

Microsoft data center becomes Wisconsin County’s top long-term taxpayer anchor

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, WI data center campus is now assessed at about $1.224 billion, making it the largest taxpayer in...

New Campbell, Virginia rules make data center approvals political, not guaranteed

New Campbell, Virginia rules make data center approvals political, not guaranteed

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

Campbell County, VA is moving to make data centers a special-use, not by-right, use in heavy industrial zones, forcing every...

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

A 235-acre data center project near Grand Rapids is stalled after residents shut down the first planning commission meeting over...

Tax breaks explain only small share of Georgia data center boom

Tax breaks explain only small share of Georgia data center boom

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

Only about 30% of Georgia’s data center buildout is tied directly to the 2018 sales and use tax exemption, down...

Data centers, not subsidies, deliver Florida jobs and stable power prices

Data centers, not subsidies, deliver Florida jobs and stable power prices

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

AI growth is framed as a strategic race with China, and the author argues Florida’s edge will come from local...

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