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Read Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW
Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW developmen...

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW

July 13, 2026 Meta

Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW development. Announced in late 2024, Hyperion was originally designed as a 4 million sq ft (372,000 sqm)...

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Read Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada
Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale u...

Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada

July 09, 2026 Meta

Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale up to 1.8GW of capacity. The AI-focused facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system and is...

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Read Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations
Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic.
Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivit...

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

June 16, 2026 Meta

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and cooling...

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Read Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center
Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was com...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

June 13, 2026 Meta

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Cratis...

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Read Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus
Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded...

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

June 10, 2026 Meta

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

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Read Compass Datacenters Funds $15M Animal Shelter Amid Ellis County Data Center Debate
Compass Datacenters is seeking to ease opposition to its data center plans by proposing a $15 million contribution toward a new animal shelter in Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas. A June 2 statement sa...

Compass Datacenters Funds $15M Animal Shelter Amid Ellis County Data Center Debate

June 05, 2026 Compass Datacenters

Compass Datacenters is seeking to ease opposition to its data center plans by proposing a $15 million contribution toward a new animal shelter in Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas. A June 2 statement said Ellis County and Compass Datacenters have announced a proposed $15 million grant agreement to...

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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 Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia
 Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia

Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia

May 27, 2026 Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust

Mapletree Industrial Trust is divesting a data center in Philadelphia. The company announced this week that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement, through an affiliate, for the proposed sale of the facility located at 2000 Kubach Road. The property is being acquired by an unnamed...

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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 Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

May 22, 2026 Meta

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affected...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

May 20, 2026 Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled...

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Read Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center
Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

April 22, 2026 Meta

Meta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a campus in Tulsa. The project is expected to involve around $1 billion in investment, with the company confirming it is behind the 340-acre Project Anthem development, according to News On 6. First proposed in...

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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 Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin
Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

March 05, 2026 Meta

Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a pre-development agreement with the Town of Beloit for a potential data center project in southern Wisconsin. According to the Beloit Daily News, the facility could be built on a 430-acre site located between Town Line Road, South Prairie Avenue, and East...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

February 23, 2026 Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza...

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Read Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana
Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

February 11, 2026 Meta

Meta is building a gigawatt-scale data center campus near Indianapolis, Indiana. “This facility represents an investment of over $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, one of our largest infrastructure investments to date,” the company said.“The data center will...

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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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