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Read T5 adds a second facility in suburban Chicago
T5 adds a second facility in suburban Chicago

T5 adds a second facility in suburban Chicago

January 21, 2020 T5 Chicago II

T5 Data Centers has acquired a data center in Elk Grove, on the West side of Chicago. The 164,000 sqft facility is located in the Elk Grove Technology Park and is the company's second facility in Elk Grove. T5's first Chicago area data center is 1.5 miles away at 1441 Touhy Ave The facility is...

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Read New Albany Council Approves Incentives for 3rd Amazon facility
New Albany Council Approves Incentives for 3rd Amazon facility

New Albany Council Approves Incentives for 3rd Amazon facility

December 18, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Amazon Web Services appears once again to be expanding its footprint in New Albany. The company now has three sites for data-center complexes in the city, with a total investment of $1.7 billion in the New Albany International Business Park, according to a fact sheet provided at the New Albany...

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Read Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY
Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY

Core Scientific opens world-class blockchain hosting facility in Calvert City, KY

December 11, 2019 Core Scientific: Calvert City

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Scientific www.corescientific.com today announced that it has opened a new large-scale Blockchain facility in Calvert City, Kentucky. Creating many construction and high-tech jobs, Core Scientific is breathing new life into a steel mill facility...

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Read CyrusOne building a new facility in Council Bluffs, near Google's data centers
CyrusOne building a new facility in Council Bluffs, near Google's data centers

CyrusOne building a new facility in Council Bluffs, near Google's data centers

December 10, 2019 CyrusOne Council Bluffs

CyrusOne is building a new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Located just across the river from Omaha the facility will be near two large Google facilities. CyrusOne choose the location because the company believes more companies will want to store their large data sets near cloud compute...

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Read CyrusOne Breaks Ground on New Data Center Campus in Council Bluffs, Iowa
CyrusOne Breaks Ground on New Data Center Campus in Council Bluffs, Iowa

CyrusOne Breaks Ground on New Data Center Campus in Council Bluffs, Iowa

December 10, 2019 CyrusOne Council Bluffs

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2019-- CyrusOne a premier global data center REIT, has celebrated breaking ground for its data center site in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Located at 4700 Gifford Rd, the first phase of the facility will be ready for occupation in the Fall of 2020. Upon...

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Read STACK Acquires Nationwide Insurance Facility and Expands to Ohio
STACK Acquires Nationwide Insurance Facility and Expands to Ohio

STACK Acquires Nationwide Insurance Facility and Expands to Ohio

October 16, 2019 STACK New Albany NAL01

STACK Infrastructure continues to expand its footprint. Stack acquired Nationwide Insurance's facility in New Albany, Ohio. The transaction is the third expansion for the company since raising $850 million in February 2019. STACK Press Release: DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STACK INFRASTRUCTURE...

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Read KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy
KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy

KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy

October 07, 2019 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Local energy providers, Westar Energy and KCP&L are now serving customers as Evergy, the name of the holding company established when the companies merged last year. “This is an exciting time for our company,” Terry Bassham, president and chief executive...

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Read Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis
Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis

Databank acquired Lightbound and enters Indianapolis

October 01, 2019 Databank Indianapolis IND1

DataBank has closed its acquisition of Indianapolis-based colocation, Internet, voice, network and cloud services provider, LightBound. The transaction adds of two facilities with over 56,000 gross square feet of colocation space and 9.5MW of installed UPS. LightBound’s data centers are located...

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Read NYI expands to Chicago
NYI expands to Chicago

NYI expands to Chicago

September 12, 2019 NYI Chicago (Oak Brook)

New York Internet (NYI) is expanding to Chicago through a data center acquisition. NYI has acquired the data center business at 800 Jorie Boulevard in Oak Brook Illinois. The facility was previously operated by Navisite. More info in the press release below. NYI Press Release New York, NY –...

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Read Google considers building a Kansas City data center in Northland
Google considers building a Kansas City data center in Northland

Google considers building a Kansas City data center in Northland

July 23, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Google has tentative plans for a $600 million data center in the Northland. The initiative's code name is "Project Shale." The project was announced at a Port Authority's (Port KC) board meeting on July 22nd, where the board approved a resolution authorizing Port KC to issue bonds for the...

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Read STACK Infrastructure Will Expand Chicago Facility
STACK Infrastructure Will Expand Chicago Facility

STACK Infrastructure Will Expand Chicago Facility

June 21, 2019 STACK Chicago CHI01

STACK Infrastructure, a Denver based data center provider, announced that it is expanding its Elk Grove facility. The expansion will offer 20 megawatts of additional critical capacity, bringing the total capacity to 33 megawatts. “Chicago is one of a number of important and growing markets for...

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Read Indiana Signs New Tax Exemption Law to Spur Data Center Construction
Indiana Signs New Tax Exemption Law to Spur Data Center Construction

Indiana Signs New Tax Exemption Law to Spur Data Center Construction

May 30, 2019 Indiana

On June 27nd 2019 Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law the Indiana Data Center Sales Tax Exemption as an incentive to lure more data center construction to the state. The new legislation pushed by Digital Crossroads and other data centers in Indiana. The Data Center Gross Retail and Use...

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Read Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona
Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona

Facebook Adding a Fifth Facility in Altoona

May 07, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook is building a fifth data center on their campus in Altoona Iowa. The company expect to invest $400 million to build a 1 million sqft H-shapped data center. Altoona City Council approved a deal that would make Facebook exempt from paying property taxes on the new building for 20 years....

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Read NewCloud Networks Expands at H5 in Cleveland
NewCloud Networks Expands at H5 in Cleveland

NewCloud Networks Expands at H5 in Cleveland

March 29, 2019 H5 Cleveland Technology Center (CTC)

H5 has announced a customer expansion at its Cleveland Data Center. NewCloud Networks, a Denver based cloud services provider, has chosen the H5 facility to expand its Cleveland presence. The building, previously known as the Cleveland Technology Center, has changed hands a few times over the...

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Read ISI Communications has moved its Core Network into New Continuum's Chicago Facility
ISI Communications has moved its Core Network into New Continuum's Chicago Facility

ISI Communications has moved its Core Network into New Continuum's Chicago Facility

March 26, 2019 SBA Edge: 603 Discovery

New Continuum has persuaded ISI Communications to move its core network node into its facility. This is no easy feat. Certainly the fact that United IX is in the building helped to make the decision easier. The New Continuum Press Release: ISI Communications is leveraging New Continuum’s edge...

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Read Cavern Expanding KC Data Center by 40,000 SqFt
Cavern Expanding KC Data Center by 40,000 SqFt

Cavern Expanding KC Data Center by 40,000 SqFt

March 07, 2019 Lightedge: Lenexa (Cavern)

Cavern Technologies announced via Twitter that the company is building a 40,000 SqFt expansion at their Underground Kansas Facility. The data center, which is used by the Kansas City Chiefs, is one of the largest facilities in Kansas City. Cavern said the space will be available by June and it...

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Read Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio
Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio

Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio

March 07, 2019 Ohio

HOUSTON, and REDMOND, Wash. — March 7, 2019 — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Microsoft Corp. have executed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 125 megawatts (MW) that will bring the Timber Road IV Wind Farm to...

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Read Element Critical Enters Chicago Market Acquiring Two Data Centers in the Suburbs (PR)
Element Critical Enters Chicago Market Acquiring Two Data Centers in the Suburbs (PR)

Element Critical Enters Chicago Market Acquiring Two Data Centers in the Suburbs (PR)

January 07, 2019 Element Critical CH2

Data Center and Colocation Provider Adds 195,000 Square Feet of Space with Plans to Invest $40 Million to Expand and Enhance Facilities Located in Wood Dale, IL CHICAGO – Element Critical, a leading provider of data center and IT infrastructure services driven by customer-centric, solutions...

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Read South Loop data center sells for $27 million
A partnership between CIM Group, one of the more prominent real estate developers in Chicago, and a New Jersey-based data center operator bought a South Loop data center for $27 million.

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South Loop data center sells for $27 million

January 02, 2019 725 S Wells - 1547 Critical Systems

A partnership between CIM Group, one of the more prominent real estate developers in Chicago, and a New Jersey-based data center operator bought a South Loop data center for $27 million. Anderson Pacific Group, a Chicago-based investor that specializes in telecom projects, started developing the...

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Read Another data center in the works for Sarpy County
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Another data center in the works for Sarpy County

December 31, 2018 Omaha

PAPILLION — Another company data center is in the works for Sarpy County in eastern Nebraska — a project that's raised questions about data center saturation. The identity of the company is being kept a secret until the land transaction on the west side of Papillion is ensured and utility...

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