Taxes

New Shreveport, Louisiana data center promises tax gains and entry-level tech jobs

New Shreveport, Louisiana data center promises tax gains and entry-level tech jobs

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Shreveport just approved a new data center with no local capital outlay, betting on it as a tax and jobs...

Decatur, Indiana data center plan raises unanswered questions about power, water, taxes

Decatur, Indiana data center plan raises unanswered questions about power, water, taxes

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Residents in Decatur Township are pushing back hard against Sabey Data Centers’ plan for a two-building facility, with zero speakers...

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan is suddenly facing a backlash against the very data center tax breaks it passed last session, as lawmakers move...

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan lawmakers are moving to repeal sales and use tax breaks for hyperscale data centers, directly targeting incentives that helped...

AI data centers reshape Michigan as tax breaks spark contested buildout

AI data centers reshape Michigan as tax breaks spark contested buildout

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Michigan is emerging as a Midwest AI data center hotspot, with at least 16 sites in play across 10 counties,...

massive Southfield AI data center despite neighborhood concerns

massive Southfield AI data center despite neighborhood concerns

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Southfield just cleared a $1.5 billion, two‑story data center near I‑696, which is big money and a big regional footprint...

Indiana battle reshapes plans for Midwest AI data centers and incentives

Indiana battle reshapes plans for Midwest AI data centers and incentives

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

St. Joseph County just blocked rezoning for a $12 billion, 1,057-acre data center near New Carlisle, but the developers can...

Michigan Data Center Perspective: Seeing a rare chance to grow tax base and services

Michigan Data Center Perspective: Seeing a rare chance to grow tax base and services

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

This is a very rare pro-data center piece. The column makes the case that a proposed $1–5 billion data center...

Tax breaks for Amazon data center reshape Wilmington, ohio’s economy and risks

Tax breaks for Amazon data center reshape Wilmington, ohio’s economy and risks

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

Amazon wants a 30-year, 70 percent property tax break for a $4 billion, 471-acre AWS data center in Wilmington that...