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Quiet land grab signals secretive AI data center push in Wisconsin

Quiet land grab signals secretive AI data center push in Wisconsin

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Developers using a Delaware LLC tied to Cloverleaf Infrastructure are quietly offering up to $120,000 per acre for rural land...

Scaled‑back Virginia data center plan eases height, power, and skyline impact

Scaled‑back Virginia data center plan eases height, power, and skyline impact

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

In Virginia, Gigaland’s developers have resubmitted a scaled-down data center plan, cutting total floor space and dropping one building. They...

Local resistance leaves Texas hosting data center without tax benefits

Local resistance leaves Texas hosting data center without tax benefits

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Brenham, Texas just rejected a tax abatement and reinvestment zone for a new Viridien data center after heavy community pushback....

Developer silence over Armory data center fuels questions and delays

Developer silence over Armory data center fuels questions and delays

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Developer THO Investments has not answered a 44-question city survey on the $1.5 billion Armory data center proposal more than...

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Indianapolis residents are pushing councilors to scrutinize hyperscale data center growth, not just potholes and public safety. Locals are worried...

Doubling campus raises power, scale, and community impact questions in York County, South Carolina

Doubling campus raises power, scale, and community impact questions in York County, South Carolina

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

QTS is doubling its planned York County, SC campus to roughly 800 acres with a $26 million land buy, positioning...

Microsoft backs $1B Lowell data center facing local resistance and delays

Microsoft backs $1B Lowell data center facing local resistance and delays

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

In a story we have been following closely, it has finally been announced that Microsoft is the company behind a...

Local pushback blocks 429-acre AI data center rezoning in Shelbyville, Indiana

Local pushback blocks 429-acre AI data center rezoning in Shelbyville, Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Shelbyville’s plan commission just rejected rezoning for a 429-acre industrial data center campus, signaling how local resistance can slow AI...

Rezoning clears path for hyperscale data center despite community opposition in South Dakota

Rezoning clears path for hyperscale data center despite community opposition in South Dakota

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Sioux Falls just cleared rezoning for its first hyperscale data center, a greenfield 164-acre site tied directly to Xcel’s Split...

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...