Taxes
ArizonaConstellation WireData Center
Tax breaks end as Arizona data centers face higher costs, limits
Arizona is moving to end sales tax breaks for new data centers as Gov. Hobbs says the incentives have done...
Constellation WireData CenterWisconsin
Data center referendum denied in DeForest, Wisconsin
DeForest’s village board just rejected a petition that would have forced a public referendum on the QTS AI data center...
Constellation WireData CenterWisconsin
Microsoft data center becomes Wisconsin County’s top long-term taxpayer anchor
Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, WI data center campus is now assessed at about $1.224 billion, making it the largest taxpayer in...
GeorgiaConstellation WireData Center
Tax breaks explain only small share of Georgia data center boom
Only about 30% of Georgia’s data center buildout is tied directly to the 2018 sales and use tax exemption, down...
Data CenterConstellation WireMississippi
Terrible Mississippi Data center deal shows how deep tax breaks can backfire locally
The Compass Datacenters hyperscale campus in Meridian, Mississippi, got tagged as 2025’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” because...
Data CenterConstellation Wire
Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices
The piece argues that large, often AI-focused data centers are being built with too little transparency about who pays the...
Constellation WireData CenterOhio
Ohio leverage over AI data centers pauses edgeConneX build strategy
Ashville just put a 180-day pause on new data centers, but existing zoning and a 2022 “Will Serve” letter still...
Data CenterConstellation WireLouisiana
New Shreveport, Louisiana data center promises tax gains and entry-level tech jobs
Shreveport just approved a new data center with no local capital outlay, betting on it as a tax and jobs...
Constellation WireData CenterIndiana
Decatur, Indiana data center plan raises unanswered questions about power, water, taxes
Residents in Decatur Township are pushing back hard against Sabey Data Centers’ plan for a two-building facility, with zero speakers...
Data CenterConstellation WireMichigan
Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook
Michigan is suddenly facing a backlash against the very data center tax breaks it passed last session, as lawmakers move...
