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Read SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027
SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million...

SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027

June 23, 2026 Memphis

SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million plant will support its nearby data centers. First announced in February 2025, the facility...

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Read Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal
Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which...

Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal

June 11, 2026 Sentinel Data Centers

Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which had planned to partner with Sentinel on the $550 million project, told Jay officials that the data...

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Read EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County
EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

June 03, 2026 EdgeConneX

US operator EdgeConneX has filed plans to construct two 730,000-square-foot (67,820 sqm) data centers in Bastrop County, Texas. Named EDCAUS11 and EDCAUS12, the projects are planned for a 180-acre site at 6682 FM 535 in Cedar Creek, which the company acquired in November 2025. The parcel is...

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Read EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy
EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

May 23, 2026 EdgeConneX

The government of Italy has described EdgeConneX’s €3 billion investment as being of “national strategic interest.” The EdgeConneX Campus Italia program, announced on May 14 during a council of ministers chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, will develop three data center campuses in the...

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Read Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction
Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and...

Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction

April 04, 2026 Sentinel Data Centers

Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more...

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Read EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan
EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan

EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan

March 19, 2026 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has begun construction on a new data center outside Osaka, Japan. The company announced this week that it is developing its first 200MW, AI-ready campus in Greater Osaka in partnership with Kagoya Asset Management.The Kyotanabe campus will cover 130,000 sqm (1.4 million sq ft), with...

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Read Elon Musk’s xAI to Spend $659M on New Memphis Data Center Facility
Elon Musk’s xAI to Spend $659M on New Memphis Data Center Facility

Elon Musk’s xAI to Spend $659M on New Memphis Data Center Facility

March 04, 2026 xAI

Elon Musk’s xAI is significantly expanding its "Digital Delta" footprint. As of March 2026, the company has filed a $659 million building permit for a new 312,000-square-foot facility at 5414 Tulane Road in Memphis. This latest development is part of an aggressive scaling strategy to push the...

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Read xAI faces legal action from SELC over gas turbine use at Memphis facility
xAI faces legal action from SELC over gas turbine use at Memphis facility

xAI faces legal action from SELC over gas turbine use at Memphis facility

February 17, 2026 xAI

The US environmental non-profit Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), alongside other environmental groups, is preparing to sue xAI over the deployment of unpermitted gas turbines powering its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.“xAI has once again built a polluting power plant...

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Read Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition
Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition

Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition

January 16, 2026 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has secured all regulatory approvals to close its acquisition of Frontier Communications. It comes as the carrier this week received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to push ahead with the deal.“California isn’t just approving a merger, we’re securing real...

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Read Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO
Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

December 11, 2025 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has appointed Jim Fowler as its executive vice president and chief technology and product officer. The new CTO is to succeed Dave Ward, who is leaving Lumen to become president and chief architect at Salesforce. Starting from January 6, Fowler will manage global technology and...

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Read Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO
Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

October 06, 2025 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as the carrier's next CEO. The CEO transition at the company means that current chief Hans Vestberg steps down from the role, which he has held since 2018.“I believe in Verizon and its future, and I am honored to be chosen to serve as CEO,”...

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Read EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland
EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland

EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland

September 16, 2025 EdgeConneX

ASX-listed real estate firm Stockland announced it had formed an exclusive arrangement with EdgeConneX to establish a partnership to develop, own, and operate a data center portfolio, and was “exploring opportunities across Stockland’s logistics pipeline.”This partnership will combine...

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Read EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan
EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan

EdgeConneX to Develop Second Facility in Japan

August 28, 2025 EdgeConneX

Data center firm EdgeConneX this week announced the acquisition of its second data center site in the Greater Osaka and Yawata areas of Japan. The new site will provide an additional 150MW upon completion, bringing EdgeConneX's total data center capacity in Japan to 350MW of utility power at full...

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Read 5C Secures $835m from Brookfield
5C Secures $835m from Brookfield

5C Secures $835m from Brookfield

July 26, 2025 5C Data Centers

Canadian data center group 5C this week announced that it has successfully secured $835 million, including equity financing led by Brookfield Asset Management and debt financing led by Deutsche Bank.“5C is positioned to play a pivotal role in the AI revolution, and we are excited to welcome...

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Read Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering
Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering

Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering

January 27, 2025 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has launched a new AI-centric network offering called Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to “enable businesses to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale.” The telco s looking to make its underutilized data center assets available for...

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Read Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX
Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX

Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX

September 24, 2024 EdgeConneX

Investment firm Sixth Street has acquired a minority stake in data center firm EdgeConneX from EQT as both companies announced that the EQT Infrastructure IV and V funds have signed an agreement to sell a minority stake in EdgeConneX to funds managed by Sixth Street. Infrastructure will remain...

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Read Lumen secures new contract from GAO
Lumen secures new contract from GAO

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

April 15, 2024 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice,...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing
EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing

EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing

April 12, 2024 EdgeConneX

This week, EdgeConneX announced it had secured an additional $1.9 billion in sustainability-linked financing to support its EMEA expansion. The company mentioned that this financing consolidates it’s portfolio across EMEA, transitioning it from “stand-alone project-based funding to a more robust...

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Read Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas
Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

February 21, 2024 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has started construction of a new cell tower at Fort Bliss Army Post in El Paso, Texas. This tower will be constructed by Boldyn Networks and will provide connectivity to service military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. “Verizon supports our military partners through a number of...

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Read EQT Infrastructure partners with EdgeConneX to develop hyperscale facility
EQT Infrastructure partners with EdgeConneX to develop hyperscale facility

EQT Infrastructure partners with EdgeConneX to develop hyperscale facility

January 09, 2024 EdgeConneX

Investment firm EQT’s Infrastructure VI fund has invested in EdgeConneX to build and operate purpose-built data centers for hyperscale customers around the world, expanding the company into new markets. Terms of this investment were not shared. However, EQT noted that this investment by EQT...

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