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Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Marana, Arizona, just rezoned about 600 acres for a large data center project from Beale Infrastructure’s Fremont Peak Properties, clearing...

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...

Data center investments anchor Florida jobs while protecting household energy costs

Data center investments anchor Florida jobs while protecting household energy costs

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

AI leadership is framed as an infrastructure race, where Florida’s role depends on building out data centers, transmission, and dependable...

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Georgia is emerging as an AI infrastructure hotspot even as its broader economy slows. The state is leaning into data...

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Mississippi’s AWS data center buildout shows that hyperscale growth can lower, not raise, power bills when utilities structure agreements correctly....

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...

New Fort Wayne AI data center reshapes power, environment, and community plans

New Fort Wayne AI data center reshapes power, environment, and community plans

Melissa Palmer
December 11, 2025

Google lights up $2B Fort Wayne AI data center with custom power deal and big generator ask Google’s new $2...

Major Sangamon County data center project expands Midwest AI capacity in chicago suburbs

Major Sangamon County data center project expands Midwest AI capacity in chicago suburbs

Melissa Palmer
December 9, 2025

Sangamon County is vetting a proposed CyrusOne data center campus that would add over 500 construction jobs and extended build...

New AWS-Ready Chantilly Data Center Balances AI Growth and Community Limits

New AWS-Ready Chantilly Data Center Balances AI Growth and Community Limits

Melissa Palmer
December 8, 2025

Penzance is building a 45 MW, 240,000-square-foot hyperscale data center in Chantilly, VA, fully leased to AWS and targeted to...

Heat‑reusing data center proposal reshapes urban infrastructure in michigan

Heat‑reusing data center proposal reshapes urban infrastructure in michigan

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Deep Green wants to build a 24 MW data center on underused parking lots in downtown Lansing, with Lansing potentially...

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