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Read 46-Acre Data Center Campus Planned in Maquoketa, Iowa
An unnamed company is planning a data center campus on a 46-acre site off Highway 61, south of Maquoketa in eastern Iowa, according to local media reports from WQAD News 8 and KWQC 6.

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46-Acre Data Center Campus Planned in Maquoketa, Iowa

July 07, 2026 Iowa

An unnamed company is planning a data center campus on a 46-acre site off Highway 61, south of Maquoketa in eastern Iowa, according to local media reports from WQAD News 8 and KWQC 6. Maquoketa, in eastern Iowa's Jackson County, is being considered for a small- to mid-sized data center campus on...

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Read 900-Acre Data Center Proposed for Salix, Iowa
A 900-acre data center campus could be developed in Salix, Iowa, as MidAmerican evaluates a recently annexed site for the project. In a June 8 letter to the Salix City Council, the energy company s...

900-Acre Data Center Proposed for Salix, Iowa

June 29, 2026 Iowa

A 900-acre data center campus could be developed in Salix, Iowa, as MidAmerican evaluates a recently annexed site for the project. In a June 8 letter to the Salix City Council, the energy company said the 900-acre parcel, bounded by Old Highway 75, 260th Street, and Charles Avenue, is being...

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Read Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M
A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two d...

Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M

June 15, 2026 Iowa

A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two data halls and two diesel generators. Built in 1990, the data center is owned by Employers Mutual...

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Read Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada
Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada

Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada

October 20, 2025 Cologix

US data center firm Cologix this week announced its acquisition of DataHiveOne, Calgary’s primary carrier hotel, as well as most of DataHive’s colocation and interconnection assets. The move marks Cologix's first move into Calgary."This acquisition is a pivotal step in our continued investment in...

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Read Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities
Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities

Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities

September 20, 2025 Cologix

Cologix has taken full ownership of two data centers it occupies in Toronto, Canada. The Stonepeak-backed company acquired full ownership of TOR4, a purpose-built hyperscale data center in Toronto, from CIM Group. Located on a 3.4-acre site in Markham, Ontario, the 11MW, 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sqm)...

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Read Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio
Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

May 22, 2024 Cologix

Cologix, this week announced the completion of COL4. Set on a seven-acre campus, the facility spans 256,000 square feet, offering 50MW across three data halls.“Over 10 years ago, we recognized Columbus’ importance as a technology hub for growing companies and decided to enter this market,” said...

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Read Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

January 04, 2024 Iowa

Wells Fargo recently sold 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th Street, which had been listed on its site for a combined $16.5 million, to commercial and residential brokerage WB Realty Co. A JLL sales brochure described the property as offering 36,230 square meters of office space, along with an...

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Read Cologix reveals a new data space at the 511 carrier hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cologix reveals a new data space at the 511 carrier hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cologix reveals a new data space at the 511 carrier hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 14, 2023 Cologix

Cologix is expanding its data center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by adding a new data hall. With the new MIN5 data center now available for pre-leasing, the company has increased its presence in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, market. Located in the 511 Building carrier hotel, also known as the...

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Read Cologix completes its Scalelogix Data Center
Cologix completes its Scalelogix Data Center

Cologix completes its Scalelogix Data Center

June 16, 2023 Cologix

Cologix has announced the completion of its new 120 MW facility in Data Center Alley, Ashburn, Virginia. The three-story data center spans 455,000 sqft, and has already been pre-leased, to a tenant described as a 'major global technology company.' According to reports, the Scalelogix ASH1...

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Read Cologix Begins Construction of an 21MW data facility in Montreal, Canada
Cologix Begins Construction of an 21MW data facility in Montreal, Canada

Cologix Begins Construction of an 21MW data facility in Montreal, Canada

May 26, 2023 Cologix

Cologix started the construction of a new data center in Montréal, Canada. This week, the company revealed that construction has begun on its latest Scalelogix facility in Quebec. The MTL8 facility, located in Technoparc Montréal, will encompass 205,000 square feet and provide 21 megawatts of...

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Read Cologix Concludes a $144.7 Million Asset Securitization Deal
Cologix Concludes a $144.7 Million Asset Securitization Deal

Cologix Concludes a $144.7 Million Asset Securitization Deal

April 20, 2023 Cologix

Asset-backed securities worth $144.7 million have been closed by Cologix. Through a private placement transaction that was completed on April 5, the North American and Canadian hyperscale Edge data center and network-neutral links provider made a deal with secured notes. Cologix's chief financial...

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Read Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers
Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers

Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers

March 21, 2023 Cologix

Cologix has announced that customers can now deploy AWS Outposts at its VAN3 digital edge data center. The facility is a 42,000-square-foot data center, the region’s largest neutral data center. Through this addition, customers in Cologix’s Vancouver data centers will be able to connect to AWS...

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Read Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV
Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV

Cologix and CIM Group team up to form JV

February 25, 2022 Cologix

Cologix and CIM Group have entered a Joint Venture (JV), which will see them develop, construct and operate a new data center located in Markham, near downtown Toronto. The facility, namely TOR4, will be a 50K SQFT purpose-built data center. The new build will have a capacity of 15 MW and will be...

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Read Cologix announces significant expansion in North America
Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

Cologix announces significant expansion in North America

February 16, 2022 Cologix

Cologix has announced that it is funneling further investment in its expansion to accelerate its growth, adding to the number of hyperscale edge data centers in its portfolio. Alongside this announcement, the company also published the new name of its hyperscale edge data centers, Scalelogix....

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Read Cologix recapitalizes with Stonepeak
Cologix recapitalizes with Stonepeak

Cologix recapitalizes with Stonepeak

January 07, 2022 Cologix

Investment firm Stonepeak has revealed that it has recapitalized Cologix. Stonepeak is an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, and it has decided to pull out its investment in Cologix. The agreement sees Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II LP and its co-investors sell Cologix to vehicles managed by...

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Read Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes
Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes

Cologix plans to raise $1.1 billion through ABS notes

December 14, 2021 Cologix

According to Asset Securitization Report, Cologix is planning to raise funds through a $1.1 billion securitization. Cologix will be issuing Asset-Backed Security notes by using proceeds from seventeen properties as backing. According to filings with the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Deutsche Bank is...

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Read Cologix releases its first ESG report
Cologix releases its first ESG report

Cologix releases its first ESG report

August 20, 2021 Cologix

Cologix recently released its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report. Within the report, the hyperscale company made a number of commitments, including a pledge to improve its energy efficiencies and harness renewable energy options "where available." Currently, Cologix powers...

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Read Laura Ortman (CRO) and Dawn Smith (COO) join Cologix
Cologix, a network and cloud-neutral interconnection and data-center company, today announced it has added two new executives to its leadership team as the company prepares to rapidly expand its da...

Laura Ortman (CRO) and Dawn Smith (COO) join Cologix

November 12, 2018 Cologix

Cologix, a network and cloud-neutral interconnection and data-center company, today announced it has added two new executives to its leadership team as the company prepares to rapidly expand its data center colocation and interconnection services. Laura Ortman joins Cologix as President and Chief...

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