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Read Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky
A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maveric...

Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky

July 20, 2026 Kentucky

A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings to potentially acquire a 100-acre site at Gateway Business Park in Letcher County. The...

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Read Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas
Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas

Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas

April 28, 2026 Core Scientific

Core Scientific has secured additional capacity for its AI and HPC data center development in West Texas. The company is transitioning its Pecos campus from Bitcoin mining to AI and high-performance computing hosting. Currently operating with 300MW of mining capacity, Core Scientific said this...

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Read Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave
Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave

Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave

October 30, 2025 Core Scientific

CoreWeave's planned acquisition of data center provider Core Scientific has been brought to a sudden stop. An SEC filing from Core Scientific published today, October 30, stated that at a "special meeting" to discuss the acquisition, the "requisite Company stockholders did not approve the Merger...

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Read Core Scientific's Largest Shareholder Opposes CoreWeave Acquisition
Core Scientific's Largest Shareholder Opposes CoreWeave Acquisition

Core Scientific's Largest Shareholder Opposes CoreWeave Acquisition

August 08, 2025 Core Scientific

Core Scientific's largest shareholder, Two Seas Capital LP, has announced its opposition to the $9bn acquisition proposed by CoreWeave. The alternative investment manager shared its dissatisfaction with the terms proposed on July 7, which would see AI cloud firm CoreWeave acquiring developer...

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Read CoreWeave and Core Scientific launch 100MW data center in Oklahoma
CoreWeave and Core Scientific launch 100MW data center in Oklahoma

CoreWeave and Core Scientific launch 100MW data center in Oklahoma

November 26, 2024 Core Scientific

CoreWeave and Core Scientific this week announced ground had been broken on a 100MW facility in the Port of Muskogee in West Oklahoma. The facility will provide approximately 70MW of critical IT load, with the remaining 30MW powering ancillary systems required to ensure optimal GPU performance....

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Read Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease
Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease

Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease

February 20, 2023 Kentucky

GE Appliances is offering its data center in Louisville, Kentucky, for purchase or lease. General Electric has hired JLL, according to a report this week, to market the data center at 4000 Buechel Bank Road in the 1,000-acre GE Appliance Park in Jefferson District for sale or lease. The GE Data...

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Read KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants
KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants

KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants

February 25, 2022 Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers are reportedly considering a proposal that would see millions of dollars in state sales tax breaks awarded to tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Google and others. This proposed huge tax break has, of course, garnered discussion and a wave of opposition from a number of...

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Read Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY
Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY

Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY

December 11, 2019 Core Scientific: Calvert City

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Scientific www.corescientific.com today announced that it has opened a new large-scale Blockchain facility in Calvert City, Kentucky. Creating many construction and high-tech jobs, Core Scientific is breathing new life into a steel mill facility...

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