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Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center

Colo firm WhiteFiber has agreed a $865 million deal with Nscale that will see the neocloud take 40MW of space at an upcoming data center in North Carolina. The ten-year deal will see Nscale rent space at WhiteFiber’s NC-1 facility in Madison, North Carolina."WhiteFiber has taken a prudent and ...

December 24, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

Tract Plans 400-acre Data Center Park outside Charlotte

A US data center park developer is seeking to build a new campus in North Carolina. In planning since last year, the site is currently zoned RA – Residential Agricultural. Tract’s site plans suggest up to five buildings could be developed on the site. The 400-acre site, between Patterson Farm ...

August 02, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

Natron Energy to invest $1.4 billion on a giant factory in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Sodium-ion battery manufacturer Natron Energy plans to spend $1.4 billion on a 1.2 million square foot (111,500 sqm) facility, at the Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite which is expected to produce 24GW of batteries annually at full capacity and lead to 1,000 jobs. “Today is a momentous day for Na...

August 18, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

Data Journey acquires Bed Bath & Beyond data center in North Carolina

Data Journey this week announced it has acquired the former purpose-built enterprise data center from Bed Bath & Beyond data center in Claremont, Catawba County, and has converted the facility into a colocation facility. This marks the company’s second facility acquisition, after acquiring...

July 31, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport DC

After receiving additional government funding, North Carolina's Washington-Warren Airport is on track to get a new data center campus. This airport in Washington City will get $13.5 million in funding from the state budget.The government funds will be utilized to develop "key infrastructure," ...

October 02, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

PowerHouse plans Charlotte data center facility

PowerHouse, a company that builds data centers, plans to build a new campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to WSCOC-TV, PowerHouse intends to construct on more than 130 acres between Interstate 485 and University City Boulevard. The site, located near a Duke Energy substation, could a...

August 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

Brunswick County, North Carolina, authorizes two containerized data facilities for schools

The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina has approved Schneider Electric's proposal for two containerized data centers. The agreement, first proposed in March 2023, stipulates that Schneider Electric will provide two prefabricated data centers to the institutions of Brunsw...

August 23, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

The Segra Facility in Charlotte, North Carolina up for Sale or Lease.

A Charlotte, North Carolina, data center is available for purchase or lease. Currently, fiber provider Segra operates the data center, but the company will soon withdraw as its contract nears completion. Five 9s Digital is advertising the property for sale or lease. No sale or lease price was ...

June 02, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

Bankruptcy Auction of Bed Bath & Beyond Data Facility

Bed Bath & Beyond's North Carolina data center was put up for sale during its bankruptcy asset sale. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s real estate advisor, A&G Real Estate Partners (A&G) revealed intentions to auction hundreds of tenancies last week. A&G plans to sell 475 Bed Bath &...

May 11, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

A $2.24m North Carolina Data Facility Becomes an Eatery And Grocery Store

Advanced Internet Technologies (AIT) sold its Fayetteville, North Carolina base and data center, with plans to convert the majority of the space.The 93,000 square foot data center was wholly controlled and run by hosting and service provider AIT since 2004, but was sold to AIT's subsidiary Ace...

April 27, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

North Carolina

ImpactData expands on $130m plan

ImpactData has announced it is expanding on its $130 million plan for a 115,000 sq ft mixed-use facility, named the "Dream Center." First announced in 2022 and to be located at Gateway Research Park South Campus, the space will provide commercial colocation, supercomputing, and, now, education...

February 17, 2023

North Carolina

Residents voice concern around Fayetteville data center site annexation

Residents in Fayette County have voiced concerns about the consideration of approval for the annexation of 412 acres in the center of the county, enabling the development of a data center. According to the city report: "If annexed, the properties would be zoned BP Business Park and designated ...

June 30, 2022

North Carolina

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