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Read Amazon Settles With Two Former AWS Managers Over Data Center Kickbacks
Amazon has settled its civil claims against two former AWS real estate managers it accused of taking kickbacks on Northern Virginia data center deals. The company told a federal court on October 20...

Amazon Settles With Two Former AWS Managers Over Data Center Kickbacks

October 27, 2026 Northern Virginia

Amazon has settled its civil claims against two former AWS real estate managers it accused of taking kickbacks on Northern Virginia data center deals. The company told a federal court on October 20 that it had reached the agreement with Carl Nelson and Casey Kirschner, less than two weeks before...

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Read Clayco and Kiewit Top Out First Building at Project Jupiter in New Mexico
Clayco and Kiewit New Mexico Co. topped out the 855,000-square-foot first building at Project Jupiter, a data center campus in Doña Ana County, [New Mexico](https://baxtel.com/regions/new-mexico). ...

Clayco and Kiewit Top Out First Building at Project Jupiter in New Mexico

October 27, 2026 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Clayco and Kiewit New Mexico Co. topped out the 855,000-square-foot first building at Project Jupiter, a data center campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The contractors placed the final structural beam atop the building, completing its primary structural framework, Clayco announced on October...

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Read Virginia Senator Perry Proposes Three-Year Statewide Data Center Moratorium
State Sen. Russet Perry on Tuesday released draft legislation that would halt approvals for new data centers across Virginia for three years, escalating the political fight over the industry's grow...

Virginia Senator Perry Proposes Three-Year Statewide Data Center Moratorium

October 15, 2026 Northern Virginia

State Sen. Russet Perry on Tuesday released draft legislation that would halt approvals for new data centers across Virginia for three years, escalating the political fight over the industry's growth in the world's largest data center market. Senate Bill 843 would take effect July 1, 2027 and...

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Read 2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity
[Texas](https://baxtel.com/data-center/texas) now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than [Virginia](https://baxtel.com/data-center/virginia). Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW buil...

2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity

October 13, 2026 Northern Virginia

Texas now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than Virginia. Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW built or building in Texas, against 17.8 GW in Virginia. On capacity already online, Virginia still leads, 12.3 GW to 11.1 GW. If projects scheduled for this year deliver on time, Texas...

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Read Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations
Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

August 23, 2024 Northern Virginia

A report from Synergy Research Group found that just twenty state or metro markets account for 62 percent of the world’s current hyperscale data center capacity. Northern Virginia tops this list while the Greater Beijing Area takes the second place, with both making up 22 percent of global...

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Read Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California
 Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

March 29, 2024 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

IPI-owned company Stack Infrastructure announced this week that it has broken ground on a 60MW data center expansion in Silicon Valley, California. The company plans to build two data centers to add 60MW of capacity, an advanced manufacturing facility, and a parking structure, spanning 19 acres....

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Read Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia
Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia

Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia

January 11, 2024 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Data center firm Stack Infrastructure this week announced plans to expand its footprint in Virginia with a new 72MW campus in Leesburg. in Loudoun County. This planned facility, known as the NVA-06 will initially host a 48MW building set to deliver Q2 2025, followed by a second 24MW building to...

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Read Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County
Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County

Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County

December 08, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Data center firm Stack Infrastructure announced this week that it is expanding its campus in Virginia’s Prince William County. The company has purchased land from and adjacent to the Youth For Tomorrow non-profit in Bristow to expand its NVA02 campus. Tim Hughes, chief development officer, Stack...

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Read Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto
Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto

Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto

September 22, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure has established a data center in Toronto, Canada. This week, the company revealed the dispatch of the first 8MW phase of the 56MW Ontario campus. First Gulf, a Toronto-based developer, collaborated with Stack to execute the initial 8MW data center by refurbishing an existing...

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Read STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase
STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase

STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase

September 20, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

STACK, a leading global developer and operator of data centers and the digital infrastructure partner to the most cutting-edge businesses in the world, announced the completion of the first phase at its flagship campus in Toronto. The first phase of the campus, with a total capacity of 56MW, is...

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Read STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia
STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia

STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia

August 22, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

A new data center campus has been opened by Stack in Melbourne, Australia. This week, the company announced the conclusion of its MEL01 Asia-Pacific (APAC) data center. The 36MW MEL01A facility, situated on a 3.6-hectare site in Melbourne's Truganina region, is part of a 72MW campus that will...

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Read Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun
Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

August 16, 2023 Northern Virginia

Leesburg's Loudoun County Council unanimously approved data center design criteria. Unlike Ashburn, Virginia's Leesburg has no data centers; however, this may change. Three rezoning petitions may allow data center development in town. One is in the Oaklawn neighborhood, one close to the former...

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Read Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023
Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023

Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023

August 02, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

$250 million in securitized notes have been issued as part of Stack Infrastructure's second round of structured debt financing for 2023. The funding round began a month ago with an initial goal of raising $100 million, which has since more than doubled. Since 2019, Stack has raised $2.3 billion...

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Read Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes
Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes

Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes

July 26, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure seeks to raise $100 million by issuing securitized notes. After raising $250 million in March, this will be Stack's second fundraising round this year and sixth overall. It will begin on July 24. The notes have received an A-2 rating from S&P Global. This is presently set...

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Read Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville
Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

June 28, 2023 Northern Virginia

Residents of Prince William County, Virginia, are attempting to sell their land to an unidentified data center developer. According to InsideNoVa, residents of Sanders Lane near Gainesville are attempting to sell their land to a data center developer. The residents appear to be attempting to...

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Read Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses
Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses

Virginia's Culpeper County Receive Permit Requests For Zoning of Two 4.46M Sq Ft Data Center Campuses

May 25, 2023 Northern Virginia

The Virginian county of Culpeper may soon see the construction of more than four million square feet of data centers. The Culpeper Town and County Councils have received rezoning requests that would enable the construction of approximately 17 buildings on two campuses on the town's border...

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Read Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks
Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks

Poll in Northern Virginia reveals local opposition to data center development near national parks

May 15, 2023 Northern Virginia

A poll of Northern Virginia residents by the National Parks Conservation Association has found that the majority oppose the development of data centers near public land, including national parks. The survey polled 300 voters from several Northern Virginia jurisdictions. Of those polled, 77%...

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Read Data Center Expansion in Spotsylvania
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Data Center Expansion in Spotsylvania

May 14, 2023 Northern Virginia

Spotsylvania County officials are planning to capitalize on data center building expansion. They are modifying the county's Comprehensive Plan as part of their efforts. The county Planning Commission scheduled data center-specific Comprehensive Plan amendment public hearings Wednesday night after...

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Read Fairfax County to look at new rules for data centers
Fairfax County to look at new rules for data centers

Fairfax County to look at new rules for data centers

May 12, 2023 Northern Virginia

According to a report by FFXNow, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is set to look into the environmental impact of data centers in the midst of its ongoing data center boom. This week, following a unanimously approved motion introduced by Board Chairman Jeff McKay, county staff were...

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Read Stack Plans to Setting up Two San Jose Data Centers
Stack Plans to Setting up Two San Jose Data Centers

Stack Plans to Setting up Two San Jose Data Centers

April 26, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack has applied for approval to expand its San Jose, California data center campus. This week, the San Jose City planning commission will consider Stack's request to construct two data centers at 2400 Ringwood Avenue and 1880 Fortune Drive in Santa Clara County, as first reported by SF Yimby....

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