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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read Government building in Ontario, Canada to be transformed into a data center
Government building in Ontario, Canada to be transformed into a data center
March 09, 2022

Government building in Ontario, Canada to be transformed into a data center

Canada

The Norfolk County council building in Ontario, Canada, could be converted into a data center, it has been announced. The building recently sold for CA$725,000 (US$566,000) and spans 12,000 sq ft (1,100 sq ft) on under one acre. The announcement of the sale was originally made back in 2020, wi...

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Read HostDime and its Eatonville data center
HostDime and its Eatonville data center
March 09, 2022

HostDime and its Eatonville data center

HostDime

HostDime recently celebrated a significant milestone in the construction of its 100,000-square-foot Eatonville data center with the last structural beam placed on the facility.According to Manny Vivar, the company’s CEO, the $37 million project will be the “Penn Station of Florida.” He added:...

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Read BitNile to expand the capacity of its Michigan data center
BitNile to expand the capacity of its Michigan data center
March 09, 2022

BitNile to expand the capacity of its Michigan data center

Michigan

BitNile has announced plans to expand its data center in Michigan to reach a capacity of 300 MW. This decision to expand capacity comes as the company seeks to accommodate Bitcoin mining operations at the facility, enabling the operation of approximately 90,000 Bitcoin miners. This, according ...

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Read China's Centrin Data is Partnering With SpaceDC
China's Centrin Data is Partnering With SpaceDC
March 09, 2022

China's Centrin Data is Partnering With SpaceDC

SpaceDC

Chinese operator Centrin Data is partnering with SpaceDC to sell two of the former’s data centers. Both companies will work together to sell Centrin’s data centers and services in China. The Singaporean firm will be offering data center space in Centrin’s Wuhan and Kunshan data centers. Bot...

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Read Microsoft Announce Plans For Hyderabad Cloud Region
Microsoft Announce Plans For Hyderabad Cloud Region
March 09, 2022

Microsoft Announce Plans For Hyderabad Cloud Region

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed its plans for an Azure data center region in India. Microsoft’s potential cloud region in India will be in Hyderabad. However, it didn’t disclose any other details about the region. According to the Economic Times of India, Microsoft bought 22 acres of land in Mekaguda f...

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Read Empa begins research into data center waste heat
Empa begins research into data center waste heat
March 08, 2022

Empa begins research into data center waste heat

Switzerland

Swiss research body Empa has announced the launch of a new research project on data centers, namely ECO-Qube. The project is in response to the increasing demand for data and the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and the Internet of Things (IoT), which ...

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Read Southlake Verizon campus expands with new data center campus
Southlake Verizon campus expands with new data center campus
March 07, 2022

Southlake Verizon campus expands with new data center campus

Verizon Wireless

Verizon has announced its plans to expand its Southlake campus in Tarrant County, after the City Council voted unanimously to approve its plans at a meeting at the beginning of the week. As per the information contained within Southlake City documents, Verizon intends to build a data center ca...

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Read Eastlink announces opening of network facility in Halifax, Canada
Eastlink announces opening of network facility in Halifax, Canada
March 07, 2022

Eastlink announces opening of network facility in Halifax, Canada

Canada

Eastlink has announced the opening of its new network data center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, following an investment of C$20 million (US$15.7m) and three years of construction. The facility spans 13,000 sqft (1,200 sqm). Speaking about the reason the company decided to build the new facility, Je...

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Read Locals continue to challenge County Meath development
Locals continue to challenge County Meath development
March 04, 2022

Locals continue to challenge County Meath development

EngineNode

EngineNode's proposed data center in County Meath is the subject of continued controversy, as locals argue that unauthorized development has already started on the site, while the company claims that the work is related to 'archaeological tests.' EngineNode says that the archaeological testin...

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Read AWS says it will share its emissions data
AWS says it will share its emissions data
March 04, 2022

AWS says it will share its emissions data

Amazon AWS

In a bid to catch up with competitors Microsoft Azure and Google, AWS has announced the launch of a new free carbon tracker tool for customers. This tool, ​​the 'Customer Carbon Footprint Tool' comes as part of its commitment to The Climate Pledge and will enable its cloud customers to track, ...

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Read The Better Climate Challenge
The Better Climate Challenge
March 04, 2022

The Better Climate Challenge

QTS Data Centers

The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Clim...

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Read Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver
Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver
March 04, 2022

Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver

Flexential Englewood

Flexential has announced its plans to expand the capacity of its Englewood data center in Denver, Colorado. The facility is located at 8636 S Peoria Street. Flexential says it will be adding 4.5MW capacity to the data center, bringing it to 11.25MW. The increase in capacity will be availabl...

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Read CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
March 04, 2022

CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

CoreSite

CoreSite has announced that it has gotten approval from Santa Clara’s Planning Commission for the development of a 200,000 square foot (18,500 square meters) 34MW data center in Silicon Valley. The facility is located at 2905 Stender Way. Coresite only got the approval after going through d...

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Read Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund
March 04, 2022

Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund

United Kingdom

Pioneer Point Partners LLP has announced that it closed its maiden institutional fund. The fund is worth €575 million ($640.9m). The fund exceeded the company’s initial target of €500 million ($557m). Pioneer Point Partners attracted investments from 15 North American and European institutiona...

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Read Plans are in the Works For a New Data Center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut
March 04, 2022

Plans are in the Works For a New Data Center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Connecticut

MyCitizenNews reports that O&G Industries is looking to develop a new data center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. The Torrington-based construction firm already owns the 25 acres of land it plans to develop the facility on. Although the company didn’t reveal the plans for the data center, i...

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Read PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers
PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers
March 04, 2022

PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers

ePLDT

PLDT is making great strides in its decision to dispose of its tower portfolio. The company's CEO, Alfredo Panlilio, has revealed that PLDT has received great offers from companies, with six firms now in a bid to trump the other. Panlilio did not reveal the potential buyers. He, however, noted...

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Read SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia
SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia
March 04, 2022

SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia

Switzerland

According to reports, a data center being used by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), of which 11,000 banks from over 200 countries are linked to, is being guarded by police. This news that the local Thurgau cantonal police have set up a perimeter around th...

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Read AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws
March 04, 2022

AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws

Maryland

Frederick County officials met this week to address a data center zoning law. They are looking to change a Maryland County’s zoning law to allow the development of data centers. This move happened after Amazon Web Services rescinded a project plan because of restrictive timelines. The official...

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Read Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America
Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America
March 04, 2022

Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America

Zayo

Zayo Group has announced that it entered into a binding agreement to acquire Education Networks of America (ENA). ENA provides security services and managed connectivity to E-Rate-funded school districts. Zayo and ENA are now in the pole position to provide library, education, public sector, a...

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Read ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group
March 03, 2022

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group

Philippines

The Ayala Group, with its telco arm Globe Telecom, has entered a partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GCD), to construct and operate data center projects in the Philippines. The $350-million joint venture partnership will see STT GDC and the Ayala Group subscribe to new share...

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