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New data center proposed outside Richmond, Virginia

New data center proposed outside Richmond, Virginia

May 13, 2024 Virginia

California-based Province Group has proposed to develop a $3 billion data center campus outside Richmond in Powhatan County, Virginia. According to Roxanne Salerno, economic development manager of Powhatan County, Province Group plans to invest $1.5bn in building the data centers, and the other...

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Read Amtrak selects nstruction company for Delaware center
Amtrak selects nstruction company for Delaware center

Amtrak selects nstruction company for Delaware center

April 05, 2024 Delaware

Inter-city rail service Amtrak has selected a construction company for its Unified Operations Center (UOC) Facility Project, which will include a data center, in Wilmington, Delaware. “One of our primary goals for the Renaissance Centre building is to create a new Amtrak Unified Operations Center...

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Read Airspan Networks files for Chapter 11 protection
Airspan Networks files for Chapter 11 protection

Airspan Networks files for Chapter 11 protection

April 03, 2024 Delaware

Airspan Networks which specializes in developing 5G hardware and software, said it plans to trade its more than $205 million in funded debt for equity and raise up to $95 million in new equity financing and has filed for Chapter 11 protection at a Delaware bankruptcy court. “This support...

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Read Fauquier County approves zoning changes
Fauquier County approves zoning changes

Fauquier County approves zoning changes

March 28, 2024 Virginia

Virginia's Fauquier County has approved zoning changes for Vint Hill relating to the "planned commercial and industrial district" that will limit data centers. These zoning rules will require any buildings or assemblages of buildings of more than 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sqm) to apply for and receive...

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Read Modine plans expansion of Virginia factory
Modine plans expansion of Virginia factory

Modine plans expansion of Virginia factory

March 08, 2024 Virginia

Thermal management company Modine plans to expand its existing factory in Rockbridge County, Virginia with a $18.1 million investment. This expansion will create 211 new jobs in Virginia. “Virginia is a world leader in the data center industry, and we are proud to contribute to the industry’s...

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Read Leesburg Council vote in favor of rezoning for proposed data center
Leesburg Council vote in favor of rezoning for proposed data center

Leesburg Council vote in favor of rezoning for proposed data center

March 01, 2024 Virginia

Town council officials in Leesburg, Virginia, announced this week that they have voted to approve a rezoning application that will allow data centers and additional industrial and research park uses on two parcels of vacant land to the south of Leesburg. Springfield East, LC, the applicant sought...

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Read Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center
 Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center

Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center

February 15, 2024 Virginia

The Loudoun County Planning Commission has rejected a data center proposed along Route 28 and the Old Ox Road interchange, close to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. This proposed project called "Innovation Gateway" project was for a 425-unit apartment building and 700,000 sq ft (65,030...

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Read Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely
Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely

Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely

January 05, 2024 West Virginia

West Virginia's Raleigh County Commission has indefinitely suspended a data center proposal for a new facility, which was to be developed between Flat Top Road and Joe Cooper Farm Road in Shady Spring. This development is now no longer under consideration with the County for lack of information....

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Read Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

January 03, 2024 Virginia

A group of residents in Prince William County, Virginia recently sued the Board of County Supervisors through their formed non-profit "Devlin Defend Corporation” over a data center development. The residents submitted this lawsuit on December 28, hoping to stop the development of a nine-building...

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Read Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia
Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia

Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia

December 27, 2023 Virginia

Hourigan, a local developer has proposed a 320-acre data center campus outside Richmond, Virginia. The company has requested to rezone the land from agricultural to light industrial, noting that it expects to see around $1 billion invested in the project. The company said in a filing with...

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Read Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers
Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers

Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers

December 20, 2023 Virginia

Virginia's Fauquier County Board of Supervisors has approved a set of policies designed to curb data center developments in the area. These guidelines have been put in place to protect the county's rural character, the health and welfare of its citizens, as well as the value of the residential...

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Read Cielo to develop massive data center in Virginia’s Culpeper County
Cielo to develop massive data center in Virginia’s Culpeper County

Cielo to develop massive data center in Virginia’s Culpeper County

December 14, 2023 Virginia

Cielo Digital Infrastructure is now on track to develop a 1.4 million square feet data center facility upon approval from Virginia’s Culpeper Country board. This project will be built on a 121-acre parcel along Nalles Mill Road following the County Board of Supervisors' vote to approve the...

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Read Climate groups to launch new Virginia data center pressure group on Friday
Climate groups to launch new Virginia data center pressure group on Friday

Climate groups to launch new Virginia data center pressure group on Friday

November 29, 2023 Virginia

A group of 20 environmental and climate groups will launch a coalition this week to rein in the data center industry across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition will call for limits to data center development at a press conference on Friday, December 1. The...

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Read DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

October 26, 2023 Virginia

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded community colleges in Virginia $5 million in funding in an attempt to bridge the data center skills gap as a part of its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs grant program. Seven of Virginia's community colleges will be using this grant which will...

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Read IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions
IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions

IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions

October 04, 2023 Maryland

A leading quantum computing firm, IonQ has announced plans for two rack-mounted solutions that introduce quantum capabilities to existing infrastructures: IonQ Forte Enterprise and IonQ Tempo. These solutions are mainly to help businesses leverage the power of quantum directly from their own data...

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Read North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport DC
North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport  DC

North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport DC

October 02, 2023 North Carolina

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,"...

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Read JK Land Holdings expands proposed Virginia’s Gainesville DC with land buy
JK Land Holdings expands proposed Virginia’s Gainesville DC with land buy

JK Land Holdings expands proposed Virginia’s Gainesville DC with land buy

September 28, 2023 Virginia

Chuck Kuhn's real estate firm, JK Land Holdings, has expanded the proposed Gainesville data center via land acquisition in Virginia's Prince William County through its Wellington Road LLC affiliate. The company has also filed an application, which is currently under review, for up to 3.8 million...

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Read Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia
Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia

Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia

September 25, 2023 Virginia

Chirisa Investments has secured financing for constructing a data center in Chester, Virginia. According to Commercial Observer, Chirisa received $200 million in construction funding to build CoreWeave's 242,000-square-foot turnkey data center. CO's sources revealed that an undisclosed Brookfield...

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Read Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia
Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia

Chirisa obtains a $200 million loan to outfit a CoreWeave data facility in Virginia

September 20, 2023 Virginia

Chirisa Investments has secured financing for constructing a data center in Chester, Virginia. Chirisa received $200 million in construction funding to build CoreWeave's 242,000-square-foot turnkey data center, according to Commercial Observer. According to CO sources, an undisclosed Brookfield...

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Read Virginia data center property rezoning divides Culpeper town council
Virginia data center property rezoning divides Culpeper town council

Virginia data center property rezoning divides Culpeper town council

September 11, 2023 Virginia

Culpeper Town Council is debating whether to rezon a land on East Chandler Street to create a six-building, 4.3 million-square-foot data center facility and substation in Culpeper County, Virginia. The 116-acre lot is zoned Residential-2 following 15 years of planning for a 490-home project. Such...

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