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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read DCI To Develop Another Data Center in Auckland, New Zealand
DCI To Develop Another Data Center in Auckland, New Zealand
January 25, 2022

DCI To Develop Another Data Center in Auckland, New Zealand

DCI Data Centers

DCI Data Centers has revealed plans for a second facility in Auckland, New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, Australia’s DCI Data Centers has acquired a five-hectare land to develop a 40MW data center. The facility will be called AKL02. DCI also plans to spend up to $600 million (~...

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Read TINC invests €5 million ($5.6m) in Datacenter United, acquires DC Star
January 25, 2022

TINC invests €5 million ($5.6m) in Datacenter United, acquires DC Star

Belgium

Belgian infrastructure investment company TINC has made investments in Belgian data center firm Datacenter United. TINC says the €5 million ($5.6m) investment in Datacenter United is to fund the acquisition of DC Star. Datacenter United was founded in 2011. It currently operates three data cen...

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Read Google's Council Bluffs data center complete
Google's Council Bluffs data center complete
January 25, 2022

Google's Council Bluffs data center complete

Google

Google's Council Bluffs data center is complete, it has announced. This means the giant's investment in the city has now reached $5 billion.Speaking about the company's investment in the area, Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh said in a press release:​​ "Google's $5 billion of capital investment...

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Read Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region
Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region
January 25, 2022

Microsoft to develop a $317m Chilean data center region

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed plans to develop a data center in Santiago, Chile. The data center is to cost the company $317 million. Microsoft first revealed its plans for a data center region in the country in December 2020. It is now finally actualizing its plans by filing its SLC03 project for asses...

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Read Jazz opens new Tier III data center in Pakistan
January 25, 2022

Jazz opens new Tier III data center in Pakistan

South Asia

Pakistan-based telecommunication company Jazz has launched a new data center facility in Islamabad, Pakistan. The 3MW data center cost the company $8 million. It currently has 300 racks, with a capacity to be expanded in the future to 450 racks. According to Jazz, the new facility is the large...

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Read More cryptocurrency data centers to head to North Dakota?
More cryptocurrency data centers to head to North Dakota?
January 24, 2022

More cryptocurrency data centers to head to North Dakota?

North Dakota

North Dakota is becoming a hotspot for cryptocurrency miners, with its cold temperatures attracting interest. According to John Weeda, director of the North Dakota Transmission Authority, there's lots of interest from a number of parties. Energy Services Manager Josh Schaffner said the company...

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Read AIIB to invest $150 million in new data centers
AIIB to invest $150 million in new data centers
January 24, 2022

AIIB to invest $150 million in new data centers

Beijing

Multilateral bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has announced that it is making a significant investment in new data center development, with $150 million. The Beijing-based company will direct the funds through the Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II). Current reports outline t...

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Read Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow
Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow
January 24, 2022

Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow

Rostelecom

Rostelecom has announced that it is expanding one of its facilities in Moscow. Its M9 data center on Moscow's Butlerova Street will span 466 sq m (5,000 sq ft), with a capacity of 840kW and offer standard racks of 5.5 kW.The facility is built to Tier III standard and will reportedly accommoda...

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Read Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
January 22, 2022

Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

Verizon Enterprise

As it expands its usage of green energy, Verizon, has announced that it has signed seven new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy representing 910MW. The company's sustainability goals are to have carbon neutrality across all its operations (scope 1 and 2) by 2035.Renewable En...

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Read Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development
Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development
January 21, 2022

Microsoft is buying 50 acres in Hyderabad, India a data center campus development

Microsoft Azure

According to the Business Standard, Microsoft has agreed to purchase a 50-acre land in Hyderabad, India. The company plans to build a data center campus on the property. Business Standard reports that Microsoft already has a deal in place with the Telangana government of India to develop a Rs ...

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Read GI Partners secures $390m refinancing for One Wilshire carrier hotel in LA
GI Partners secures $390m refinancing for One Wilshire carrier hotel in LA
January 21, 2022

GI Partners secures $390m refinancing for One Wilshire carrier hotel in LA

One Wilshire Building

JLL’s Capital Markets Group has announced that it has helped GI Partners refinance the One Wilshire carrier hotel in California. The group said it arranged a $390 million refinancing for One Wilshire’s 30-story, multi-tenant, 660,000 square foot data center and office building.  Executive ...

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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
January 21, 2022

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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Read Australia's Edge Centres acquires its local Edge rival DC Matrix
Australia's Edge Centres acquires its local Edge rival DC Matrix
January 21, 2022

Australia's Edge Centres acquires its local Edge rival DC Matrix

Edge Centres

Australia-based edge data center firm Edge Centres has completed the acquisition of its rival DC Matrix. DC Matrix is a local edge data center company based in Queensland. DC Matrix planned to roll out six facilities in Queensland before the acquisition. The CEO of Edge Centres, Jonathan Eaves...

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Read ECU students protest potential data center facility in the Greenville area
ECU students protest potential data center facility in the Greenville area
January 21, 2022

ECU students protest potential data center facility in the Greenville area

South Carolina

Students and staff at East Carolina University have voiced significant concerns around the potential arrival of a crypto mining facility in the Greenville area. This week, those opposing the proposed data center, came together to protest, with the slogan "Say No To Crypto." A number of pro...

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Read ColoHouse completed acquisition of US colo firm Steadfast
ColoHouse completed acquisition of US colo firm Steadfast
January 21, 2022

ColoHouse completed acquisition of US colo firm Steadfast

ColoHouse

Valterra Partners and 1547 CSR-owned ColoHouse has completed the acquisition of a bare metal, data center, and cloud provider in the US Midwest named Steadfast. The acquisition sees ColoHouse gain ownership of three colocation data center locations. The locations include 350 E. Cermak and 725 ...

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Read Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion
Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion
January 20, 2022

Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion

Microsoft Azure

According to Biz Journal, Microsoft has acquired extra 17 acres of land in Fulton County of Georgia. In addition, the Fulton County property deeds confirmed the purchase by showing that Microsoft bought 10 acres of land from Macq LLC for $1 million and 7 acres from Lit/Hodges Industrial Trust ...

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Read DigitalBridge closes $8.3 billion investment fund- its largest ever
DigitalBridge closes $8.3 billion investment fund- its largest ever
January 20, 2022

DigitalBridge closes $8.3 billion investment fund- its largest ever

DigitalBridge

DigitalBridge has announced that it has closed its $8.3 billion digital infrastructure investment fund. This is the company’s second flagship fund. DigitalBridge’s own Capital Formation team led the fundraising. Interestingly, the fund was launched in 2020 with an initial target of $6 billion....

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Read Data center campus on the way for Georgia
Data center campus on the way for Georgia
January 19, 2022

Data center campus on the way for Georgia

QTS: Augusta Campus

T5 Data Centers has announced it is planning the development of a 140 acre, 200 MW government and enterprise cloud data center campus located in Augusta, Georgia, adjacent to Fort Gordon and the U.S. Army's Cyber Command Headquarters.Commenting on the location's suitability, Pete Marin, T5's C...

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Read Prime Data Centers expands in Silicon Valley
Prime Data Centers expands in Silicon Valley
January 19, 2022

Prime Data Centers expands in Silicon Valley

Prime Santa Clara (Martin)

Prime Data Centers has announced plans to develop a new 119,000 square-foot data center in Silicon Valley, in Santa Clara, California. When complete, the facility will deliver a capacity of 9MW, and construction on the facility will commence in the second half of 2023. The facility will b...

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Read Oracle opens new data center in South Africa
Oracle opens new data center in South Africa
January 19, 2022

Oracle opens new data center in South Africa

Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has opened a new data center in South Africa, making it the company's 37th "cloud region," with a view to open at least 44 cloud regions this year.Looking ahead, for the rest of the year, the company has not announced plans for further data centers in Africa; howe...

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