Michigan

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Something fundamental is shifting inside the United States, and it has nothing to do with GPU supply or model sizes...

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Michigan is in the middle of a data center land rush. Meta, Google, Amazon, and other hyperscalers have been carving...

Community pushback over farmland rezoning slows AI data center plans

Community pushback over farmland rezoning slows AI data center plans

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Livingston County just blocked rezoning 1,000+ acres of Michigan farmland for a Meta-backed AI data center, putting a hard brake...

Howell Township board passes six-month moratorium on data center

Howell Township board passes six-month moratorium on data center

Melissa Palmer
November 21, 2025

A township is trying to thread the needle on a billion‑dollar Meta data center that would turn 1,000+ acres of...

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Melissa Palmer
November 20, 2025

Meta has been confirmed as the $1 billion, 1,000+ acre data center buyer near Howell Township, aimed at large-scale AI...

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

Melissa Palmer
November 17, 2025

Michigan is pushing a multi‑billion‑dollar AI data center backed by Stephen Ross, Oracle, and OpenAI into Saline Township, despite local...