A $1 billion data center is proposed for over 800 acres in Augusta Township, Michigan, near Milan, by Thor Equities. Despite the Planning Commission's recommendation for denial, the Augusta Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the rezoning of the 522 acres (from Agricultural/Residential to General Industrial) in July 2025. This decision allowed the project to proceed to the next phase.
Residents strongly oppose the project, citing concerns over massive water and energy consumption, noise, light pollution, and the loss of rural character. A local resident group, Protect Augusta Charter Township (PACT), launched a petition drive to challenge the Board's rezoning decision and put the issue to a voter referendum.
Officials and proponents support it for the substantial economic benefits, including $1 billion investment, up to 1,500 construction jobs, and increased tax revenue for public services.
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The Dundee Data Center Project, known as Project Ironwood, is halted.
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The planned University of Michigan–Los Alamos “Michigan-SPARC” supercomputing campus, remains officially on the books but its future is increasingly uncertain.
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This facility is being developed by Related Digital for Oracle to support OpenAI's Stargate project (The Barn) in Saline Township, Michigan.
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OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital are partnering to build a massive data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan, dubbed "The Barn."
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This facility is being developed by Related Digital for Oracle to support OpenAI's Stargate project (The Barn) in Saline Township, Michigan.
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OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital are partnering to build a massive data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan, dubbed "The Barn."
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Campus exterior and data hall photography for this operator.
Campus exterior and data hall photography for this operator.
Campus exterior and data hall photography for this operator.
Thor Equities is a leader in the development, leasing and management of office, industrial, laboratory, residential, hotel and mixed-use assets in premier urban locations worldwide. The company operates in major cities around the globe and has a property portfolio totaling $20 billion with a development pipeline in excess of 50 million square feet. Thor has a strong presence on three continents and in addition to its US holdings, the company has assets in European gateway cities including London, Paris, Madrid, and Milan, and is the largest developer in Mexico through its Latin American division with a development pipeline of over 18 million square feet. Thor maximizes returns for institutional investors by recognizing a property’s potential, reducing operating expenses, increasing tenant satisfaction, leveraging market trends to maintain a long-term competitive edge. For more information, visit www.thorequities.com.
August 24, 2026 Michigan
Data center developer Raeden has sued Gibraltar, Michigan, arguing that the city’s recently imposed moratorium unlawfully blocked its proposed 100MW data center. Raeden, backed by landowner Cal Realty, said the facility at the former McLouth Steel site was permitted under existing zoning rules....
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The primary utility serving Ypsilanti has approved a one-year moratorium on providing water and sewage services to new data center developments. The decision was backed by both the Ypsilanti City Council and the Charter Township Board of Trustees, which voted in favor on March 3 and April 15,...
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Real estate firm Thor Equities is looking to build a 460,000 sq ft (42,735 sqm) data center campus near the city of Urbana in western Ohio. Urbana residents began speculating about a potential data center proposal after a local newspaper reported that Thor Equities had bought a 47.6-acre land...
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January 22, 2026 Michigan
A data center campus spanning 180 acres is set to be built in Lyon Township, Michigan. If the data center – known as Project Flex – is built, it will be located on the east side of Milford Road, south of the Huron Valley Trail crossing and south of New Hudson Drive West. It will consist of six...
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December 18, 2025 Michigan
Logistics real estate firm Panattoni is looking to develop a data center campus outside Detroit, Michigan. The company is said to be targeting 282 acres on the north side of the I-94 and east of Haggerty Road for a potential gigawatt-scale campus."We've been talking to the community,...
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