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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 Flexential to Build Sixth Hillsboro Facility
Flexential to Build Sixth Hillsboro Facility

Flexential to Build Sixth Hillsboro Facility

September 06, 2025 Flexential

US data center firm Flexential this week announced the acquisition of a land parcel in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will be home to its sixth data center in the city.Located across from Flexential's Hillsboro 1 data center at 3935 Northeast Aloclek Place, the site will host Hillsboro 6, a...

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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 Cloudflare blames Flexential DC outage for its service disruption
Cloudflare blames Flexential DC outage for its service disruption

Cloudflare blames Flexential DC outage for its service disruption

November 07, 2023 Flexential

Content Delivery Network (CDN), security, and Edge computing company Cloudflare has blamed its November 2 service disruption on a power failure at a Flexential data center in Hillsboro, Oregon. "On November 2 at 08:50 UTC, Portland General Electric (PGE), the utility company that services PDX-04,...

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Read Flexential to expand Georgia and Oregon data center campuses
Flexential to expand Georgia and Oregon data center campuses

Flexential to expand Georgia and Oregon data center campuses

July 11, 2023 Flexential

A second building is anticipated at its new campus in Atlanta, and a fifth building will be constructed in Hillsboro, according to Flexential's announcement of new data center developments in Georgia and Oregon. This week, the company revealed the construction of a 36MW phased development on its...

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Read Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy
Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

February 02, 2023 Dallas

Following a bankruptcy filing, a recently converted data center is for auction. This week, Hilco Real Estate declared March 23, 2023, as the deadline for qualifying bids for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale of a newly converted flex industrial facility into a data center. Built in 2018 on a...

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Read Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon
Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

Flexential Announces Plan To Expand Its Data Center Presence in Hillsboro, Oregon

September 12, 2022 Flexential

Flexential has announced that it is developing a data center facility outside Portland, Oregon. The development will see the company erect two new buildings in conjunction with T5. According to Flexential, the facility is located adjacent to its Hillsboro 3 data center at 5419 NE Starr Blvd. It...

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Read Flexential To Develop an 18MW Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina
Flexential To Develop an 18MW Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina

Flexential To Develop an 18MW Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina

April 28, 2022 Flexential

Flexential has announced that it plans to develop an 18MW data center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The data center will span 11,150 square meters (120,000 square feet). The first phase is expected to deliver 4.5MW capacity, and it is scheduled to come online in Q3 2023. Flexential has also...

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Read Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction
Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction

Flexential expands and announces Atlanta construction

March 24, 2022 Flexential

Flexential has announced that it is planning to expand this year, and will add 22MW of new data center development projects this year, at double the growth rate of 2021. In conjunction with this, the company announced that it had completed its 36MW Hillsboro 3 data center in Portland, Oregon,...

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Read Flexential's sustainability-linked financing: $2.1 billion raised via inaugural securitization financing
Flexential's sustainability-linked financing: $2.1 billion raised via inaugural securitization financing

Flexential's sustainability-linked financing: $2.1 billion raised via inaugural securitization financing

December 03, 2021 Flexential

Flexential has announced the completion of a $2.1 billion securitization financing offer, which, according to the company, is the largest single asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance. On top of that, it is also the largest-ever green data center ABS financing. With this money, it will work...

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Read Flexential enters sale-leaseback deal for Plano data center
Flexential enters sale-leaseback deal for Plano data center

Flexential enters sale-leaseback deal for Plano data center

August 06, 2021 Flexential

Flexential has made a leaseback agreement with Legacy Investing and Invesco Real Estate for its data center facility in Plano. The deal will see Flexential add 130,000 square feet to its existing space, which means it will be doubling its capacity with the expansion. None of the companies...

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