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Read Mapletree acquires Lumen’s Minnesota data center for $26 million
Mapletree acquires Lumen’s Minnesota data center for $26 million

Mapletree acquires Lumen’s Minnesota data center for $26 million

August 18, 2021 Lumen Minnetonka

As part of its acquisition of Sila Realty Trust’s data center portfolio, Mapletree Investment Trust has also acquired a Lumen data center in Minnesota. The facility is at 5400-5500 Feltl Road inside the Opus Business Park, Minnetonka. It is reported that Sila paid $26 million for the facility....

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Read AWS buys 17 acres in Loudoun County, North Virginia for $32.5m
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AWS buys 17 acres in Loudoun County, North Virginia for $32.5m

August 17, 2021 AWS US East (N. Virginia)

According to BizJournal, Amazon Web Services is looking to expand its data center footprint in Loudoun County, North Virginia, by acquiring more land in the county. The report states that AWS bought 17.15 acres of land in the county for $32.5 million. The plot of land is currently empty, and it...

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Read Facebook revealed as the company behind $800m Mesa project
Facebook revealed as the company behind $800m Mesa project

Facebook revealed as the company behind $800m Mesa project

August 16, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Last week, Facebook announced that it is the tech company behind the data center in Mesa. The 960,000 sqft facility will see a projected $800 million investment, and an estimated 100 operational jobs and 1,500 construction jobs. That said, the tech giant's plans haven't been without opposition....

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Read Aligned invests in green future with $1.25B for waterless data center
Aligned invests in green future with $1.25B for waterless data center

Aligned invests in green future with $1.25B for waterless data center

August 11, 2021 Aligned SLC-04

Aligned has announced plans to develop its $1.25 billion SLC-04, a waterless data center, based in Salt Lake City. Instead of cooling its data centers with water, SLC-04 will use the cold desert climate to eliminate heat. The company's Delta3 cooling technology will accompany this. According to...

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Read AUBix LLC to build 40,000 sq ft data center in Auburn, Alabama
AUBix LLC to build 40,000 sq ft data center in Auburn, Alabama

AUBix LLC to build 40,000 sq ft data center in Auburn, Alabama

August 10, 2021 AUBix Auburn

AUBix LLC, a new Company, has broken ground on its new data center in Auburn, Alabama. The firm says it will build a $120 million, 40,000 square foot facility on Samford Avenue, close to Auburn University’s campus. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed in Q1 of 2022. The...

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Read Unnamed firm signs 2.4MW lease for Iron Mountain Boyers data center
Unnamed firm signs 2.4MW lease for Iron Mountain Boyers data center

Unnamed firm signs 2.4MW lease for Iron Mountain Boyers data center

August 10, 2021 Iron Mountain The Underground

An unnamed hyperscale enterprise software provider has entered into a 2.4MW data center lease agreement with Iron Mountain. The unknown firm will deploy at Iron Mountain’s WPA-1 data center facility in Boyers, Pennsylvania. Besides, the firm also has existing deployments at other Iron Mountain...

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Read Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee
Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee

Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee

July 30, 2021 Flexential Franklin TN

BizJournal reports that Flexential is expanding its Franklin, Tennessee data center. The report states that Flexential has been granted building permits to expand its data center at 4600 Carothers Parkway. The Company is reportedly calling on Turner Construction for the project dubbed as ‘Phase...

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Read Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus
Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus

Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus

July 26, 2021 Switch Austin "The Rock"

This week, Round Rock City Council unanimously voted to approve the rezoning of two plots of land for Switch’s 'The Rock' data center, which will span 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m). The two plots of land totaL 35.71 acres, and are either side of Dell Technologies' global headquarters,...

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Read Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash
Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash

Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash

July 21, 2021 Northern Virginia

In Winchester, Virginia, local officials have voted to rezone more than 277 acres for a new data center and logistics park despite significant public backlash. The development project is known as One Logistics Park and has received. The land rezoned for the park The Winchester Star reported that...

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Read Stro acquires office and data center building belonging to Bank of New York Mellon in New Jersey
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Stro acquires office and data center building belonging to Bank of New York Mellon in New Jersey

July 21, 2021 BNY: 19 Vreeland Rd

Stro Companies has acquired an office and data center building owned by Bank of New York Mellon in Florham Park, New Jersey. It is reported that the Company acquired the buildings for $7.3 million. The acquired building also has 141,000 square feet of space. Jack Shulman, director of acquisitions...

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Read Sophos sets its sights on expansion
Sophos sets its sights on expansion

Sophos sets its sights on expansion

July 21, 2021 Canada

As part of Sophos ongoing expansion, it has moved into Montreal, Canada, meaning the company now has a presence in the U.S., Germany, and Ireland, as well as Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. In a statement speaking about the rollout of these new data centers, the company said: "We're delighted...

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Read Facebook's Eagle Mountain data center moves online
Facebook's Eagle Mountain data center moves online

Facebook's Eagle Mountain data center moves online

July 16, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced that its data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah is now up and running. Although officially serving traffic, the site is still under construction, with a view to span to 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m). At the peak of construction, the site employed a total of 1,250...

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Read NTT reveals details of its 240 MW Phoenix data center campus
NTT reveals details of its 240 MW Phoenix data center campus

NTT reveals details of its 240 MW Phoenix data center campus

July 15, 2021 NTT Phoenix Campus

NTT has revealed plans for its new 240MW data center campus in Mesa, Arizona. It has also broken ground on the site. The facility is on a 102-acre site, and it is located on Elliot Road Technology Corridor, Mesa, Arizona. It will have a 240MW capacity and 1.5 million square feet of floor space...

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Read DataBank expands Its DFW3 Dallas Fort Worth data center
DataBank expands Its DFW3 Dallas Fort Worth data center

DataBank expands Its DFW3 Dallas Fort Worth data center

July 14, 2021 DataBank Plano DFW3

DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services, just announced the expansion of its DFW3, Dallas Fort Worth Data Center. It is expanding to meet the increasing demand for mission-critical IT infrastructure in the Dallas Fort Worth market. The...

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Read Prime Data Centers announces new 9MW data center in Silicon Valley
Prime Data Centers announces new 9MW data center in Silicon Valley

Prime Data Centers announces new 9MW data center in Silicon Valley

July 14, 2021 Prime Santa Clara (Martin)

Prime Data Centers has announced that it is building a new 9MW data center on Martin Avenue in Santa Clara, California. With this new data center, it is expanding its presence in Silicon Valley as this is its second facility in Silicon Valley. Prime says it is strategically building the data...

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Read Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas
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Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas

July 13, 2021 San Antonio

According to recent documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Microsoft has applied to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas. The data centers will have a total space of 350,000 square feet. It will also cost over $200 million. The construction of the...

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Read Bailard sells Comcast-occupied data center in Maryland for $14.85 million
Bailard sells Comcast-occupied data center in Maryland for $14.85 million

Bailard sells Comcast-occupied data center in Maryland for $14.85 million

July 08, 2021 Comcast Nottingham

Bailard, an investment management firm, just sold a data center and office property in Maryland for $14.85 million. It is a two-story 66,000 square-foot property currently occupied by Comcast. The building is also located at 8031 Corporate Drive in White Marsh, Maryland. CEO of Bailard Real...

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Read Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico
Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico

Regulators instruct Facebook to review power purchase agreements in New Mexico

July 05, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Regulators have instructed Facebook to renegotiate the terms of its proposed power purchase agreements regarding solar energy and energy storage facilities in New Mexico.The agreement relates to 50MW of solar energy from Encino North Solar Energy Center, 190MW of solar from Sky Ranch Solar...

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Read Ohio’s school retirement fund aims to invest in target data centers in future
Ohio’s school retirement fund aims to invest in target data centers in future

Ohio’s school retirement fund aims to invest in target data centers in future

July 05, 2021 Ohio

Ohio’s school retirement fund wants to invest in life science offices and data centers in 2022. The Ohio School Employees Retirement System plans to hire managers to look into real estate investment like data centers since it offers higher rent growth opportunities in its annual investment plans....

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Read Amazon files an application to build four data centers in Manassas, Virginia
Amazon files an application to build four data centers in Manassas, Virginia

Amazon files an application to build four data centers in Manassas, Virginia

July 02, 2021 AWS US East (N. Virginia)

Amazon has filed an application to build four data centers on land in Manassas, Virginia. It filed to build the data centers on empty land that’s between Sudley Road and Ashton Avenue. The piece of land is presently owned by the estate of Lewis Percival Ashby Jr., and it is being used as a family...

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