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Read Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center
Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

May 04, 2026 Reno

US data center firm Centra has topped out a new facility in Reno, Nevada. "We've officially topped out RNO2, our second Reno facility and the region's first carrier-neutral interconnection data center,” the company said on LinkedIn. “This moment represents our significant progress toward...

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Read DataBank Raises $2bn for Dallas Data Center Buildout
DataBank Raises $2bn for Dallas Data Center Buildout

DataBank Raises $2bn for Dallas Data Center Buildout

April 22, 2026 Dallas

US data center firm DataBank has secured new financing to support the build-out of three data centers in Dallas, Texas. The company this week announced it has obtained a $2 billion loan to fund construction of the first three facilities at its new Red Oak campus. DataBank said the deal represents...

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Read EdgeCore Lands $1.5bn Funding for Virginia Data Center Expansion
EdgeCore Lands $1.5bn Funding for Virginia Data Center Expansion

EdgeCore Lands $1.5bn Funding for Virginia Data Center Expansion

April 21, 2026 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

US data center firm EdgeCore has secured new financing to support its build-out in Virginia. The company this week announced the completion of two financial transactions totaling $1.5 billion to fund the construction of two single-tenant hyperscale data centers in Northern Virginia, AS01 and...

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Read Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching
Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

September 23, 2025 Reno

An existing data center in Reno, Nevada, was granted a new business license to operate after going without one for nearly 20 years. The 5,925 sq ft (550 sqm) building, on a 0.28-acre site at 220 Gardner Street, was set up in 1999 by Williams Telecommunications as a telecommunications facility....

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Read EdgeConneX to Build Data Centers in Chicago and Atlanta
EdgeConneX to Build Data Centers in Chicago and Atlanta

EdgeConneX to Build Data Centers in Chicago and Atlanta

August 20, 2025 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

Build-to-suit data center company EdgeConneX will set up data centers in Chicago and Atlanta for neocloud Lambda to support hybrid cooling with liquid-to-the-chip direct cooling and air cooling, and join two existing air-cooled facilities across both cities. "Our partnership with Lambda...

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Read Cawley Partners Acquires 5,200 Acres outside Dallas for Data Center Park
Cawley Partners Acquires 5,200 Acres outside Dallas for Data Center Park

Cawley Partners Acquires 5,200 Acres outside Dallas for Data Center Park

June 18, 2025 Dallas

Cawley Partners has acquired 5,200 acres south of Dallas to potentially develop a large data center park outside Dallas. The acquired South Creek Ranch in the City of Ferris is set to see a mix of uses, including data centers, logistics, manufacturing, and residential. “This particular piece of...

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Read Phoenix to clamp down on data centers
Phoenix to clamp down on data centers

Phoenix to clamp down on data centers

January 02, 2025 Phoenix

The city of Phoenix in Arizona is set to clamp down on data centers. The City Council has approved a series of changes to better regulate data center growth in the city, including regulating locations and external design specifications.The vote, which took place on December 10, targeted...

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Read Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations
Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

August 23, 2024 Northern Virginia

A report from Synergy Research Group found that just twenty state or metro markets account for 62 percent of the world’s current hyperscale data center capacity. Northern Virginia tops this list while the Greater Beijing Area takes the second place, with both making up 22 percent of global...

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Read Edgecore completes $440 million debt financing deal
Edgecore completes $440 million debt financing deal

Edgecore completes $440 million debt financing deal

March 14, 2024 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure has completely secured a $440 million debt financing deal for its Silicon Valley data center buildout. This deal along with a $1.9 billion deal secured in January, were both structured as Green Loans, with ING Capital LLC as the sole Green Loan Structuring Agent....

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Read EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing
EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing

EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing

January 05, 2024 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

US data center firm EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure recently raised $1.9 billion in a debt financing transaction to fund scalable development on its campus in Mesa, Arizona. This financing comprises a limited-recourse senior secured term loan, a revolving senior secured letter of credit facility,...

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Read OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO
OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO

OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO

November 20, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAI's co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, has quit the company after the board suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman last week. Brockman, who was initially made to step down as board chairman, has left the company. The board is yet to disclose the exact reason for firing Altman as the company...

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Read OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company

November 19, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of the artificial intelligence startup as the board denounces confidence in his leadership. In a statement released by the company, the board noted that it “no longer has confidence in his ability to lead.” Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology...

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Read Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun
Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

August 16, 2023 Northern Virginia

Leesburg's Loudoun County Council unanimously approved data center design criteria. Unlike Ashburn, Virginia's Leesburg has no data centers; however, this may change. Three rezoning petitions may allow data center development in town. One is in the Oaklawn neighborhood, one close to the former...

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Read EdgeCore begins construction of a data center in Reno, Nevada
EdgeCore begins construction of a data center in Reno, Nevada

EdgeCore begins construction of a data center in Reno, Nevada

August 11, 2023 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure has begun construction on a new facility in Reno, Nevada. The company announced last week that it has begun construction on its first data center campus in the Reno, Nevada metropolitan area, nearly five years later than originally planned. Two data centers will be...

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Read Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development
Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development

Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development

August 08, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

Plans for an entertainment district development in San Jose, California, have been scrapped and replaced with data center plans, it has been announced. Back in 2018, developer Terra Ventures had initially pitched for development known as 'Shops @ Terra'; this would have been an entertainment...

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Read Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville
Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

June 28, 2023 Northern Virginia

Residents of Prince William County, Virginia, are attempting to sell their land to an unidentified data center developer. According to InsideNoVa, residents of Sanders Lane near Gainesville are attempting to sell their land to a data center developer. The residents appear to be attempting to...

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Read Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale
Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale

Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale

June 27, 2023 Phoenix

A 6MW data facility is up for lease or purchase in Phoenix, Arizona. Located in the desirable Deer Valley neighborhood, CBRE has listed 20435 North 26th Avenue for sale or lease. There was no listed pricing. The 6MW facility was completed in 2003 and sits on 3.66 acres of land, with a raised...

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Read Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses
Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses

Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses

May 25, 2023 Northern Virginia

The Virginian county of Culpeper may soon see the construction of more than four million square feet of data centers. The Culpeper Town and County Councils have received rezoning requests that would enable the construction of approximately 17 buildings on two campuses on the town's border...

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Read EdgeCore ntends to construct a data center in Sterling, Virginia.
EdgeCore ntends to construct a data center in Sterling, Virginia.

EdgeCore ntends to construct a data center in Sterling, Virginia.

May 25, 2023 EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

EdgeCore, an American data center company, intends to construct multiple data centers in Sterling, Virginia. According to a summary of a land development application filed to Loudoun County in February, EdgeCore submitted a site plan to construct a data center in Sterling. The property is located...

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Read Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks
Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks

Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks

May 15, 2023 Northern Virginia

A poll of Northern Virginia residents by the National Parks Conservation Association has found that the majority oppose the development of data centers near public land, including national parks. The survey polled 300 voters from several Northern Virginia jurisdictions. Of those polled, 77%...

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