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Read 46-Acre Data Center Campus Planned in Maquoketa, Iowa
An unnamed company is planning a data center campus on a 46-acre site off Highway 61, south of Maquoketa in eastern Iowa, according to local media reports from WQAD News 8 and KWQC 6.

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46-Acre Data Center Campus Planned in Maquoketa, Iowa

July 07, 2026 Iowa

An unnamed company is planning a data center campus on a 46-acre site off Highway 61, south of Maquoketa in eastern Iowa, according to local media reports from WQAD News 8 and KWQC 6. Maquoketa, in eastern Iowa's Jackson County, is being considered for a small- to mid-sized data center campus on...

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Read 900-Acre Data Center Proposed for Salix, Iowa
A 900-acre data center campus could be developed in Salix, Iowa, as MidAmerican evaluates a recently annexed site for the project. In a June 8 letter to the Salix City Council, the energy company s...

900-Acre Data Center Proposed for Salix, Iowa

June 29, 2026 Iowa

A 900-acre data center campus could be developed in Salix, Iowa, as MidAmerican evaluates a recently annexed site for the project. In a June 8 letter to the Salix City Council, the energy company said the 900-acre parcel, bounded by Old Highway 75, 260th Street, and Charles Avenue, is being...

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Read Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M
A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two d...

Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M

June 15, 2026 Iowa

A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two data halls and two diesel generators. Built in 1990, the data center is owned by Employers Mutual...

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Read Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada
Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

May 21, 2026 Nevada

Fleet has begun construction on its first data center facility near Reno, Nevada. Local reports say the company broke ground this week at an event attended by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. The project will deliver a 230MW data center on a 256-acre site in Storey County owned by Tract.The Fleet...

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Read Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center
Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

May 04, 2026 Reno

US data center firm Centra has topped out a new facility in Reno, Nevada. "We've officially topped out RNO2, our second Reno facility and the region's first carrier-neutral interconnection data center,” the company said on LinkedIn. “This moment represents our significant progress toward...

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Read Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal
Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal

Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal

April 24, 2026 Minnesota

A $4 billion data center project has been rejected by local officials in Nobles County, Minnesota. Renewable energy developer Geronimo Power had been considering a 959-acre site between 200th Street and 190th Street for the development of eight data center buildings totaling 2.5 million sq ft...

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Read RealVantage Invests in $7million in Minnesota Data Center
RealVantage Invests in $7million in Minnesota Data Center

RealVantage Invests in $7million in Minnesota Data Center

March 25, 2026 Minnesota

Singapore-based real estate firm RealVantage is entering digital infrastructure, investing $7 million in a 21MW data center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The data center was acquired earlier this year by US firm Cloud Capital and Bahrain’s Arcapita, who plan to expand the site to 31MW. “The...

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Read Developer Withdraws Proposal for 250MW Data Center in Apex, North Carolina
Developer Withdraws Proposal for 250MW Data Center in Apex, North Carolina

Developer Withdraws Proposal for 250MW Data Center in Apex, North Carolina

March 06, 2026 North Carolina

A developer has withdrawn plans for a 250MW data center project in Apex, North Carolina. Natelli Investments LLC had proposed building four 200,000 sq ft data centers on an 89-acre site next to the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant.The company said the proposed New Hill Digital Campus would have...

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Read Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina
Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

February 25, 2026 North Carolina

The technology firm acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township back in November 2024, reportedly paying $26.85 million for the land. At the time, no plans for the site were shared.Kyle Puryear, Person County board of commissioners chairman, said: “Person County is proud...

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Read Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out
Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out

Tract’s Fleet Data Centers Seeks $3.8bn to Fuel Nevada Build-out

February 14, 2026 Tract

Fleet Data Centers, the data center development arm of Tract, is seeking to raise billions of dollars to build out a campus in Reno, Nevada, for a major tenant.The project has been 100 percent leased to an unnamed “AA- investment grade rated tenant with a market cap in excess of $3 trillion” on a...

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Read Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park
Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park

Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park

January 16, 2026 Tract

Data center park developer Tract is expanding into Chicago, Illinois. The campus, located off I-80 and Highway 6 in Morris, can reportedly support up to 1GW at full build-out across ~2.9 million sq ft of data center capacity. Initial energization is targeted for June 2028, and a full 1GW load...

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Read Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina
Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

January 10, 2026 North Carolina

A large data center campus is being proposed outside Greensboro, North Carolina. The Stokes County board of commissioners is due to meet next week to discuss an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance to include data centers as permitted in the heavy manufacturing conditional zoning...

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Read Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center
Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center

Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center

December 24, 2025 North Carolina

Colo firm WhiteFiber has agreed a $865 million deal with Nscale that will see the neocloud take 40MW of space at an upcoming data center in North Carolina. The ten-year deal will see Nscale rent space at WhiteFiber’s NC-1 facility in Madison, North Carolina."WhiteFiber has taken a prudent and...

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Read Geronimo Power Proposes Data Center in Nobles County, Minnesota
Geronimo Power Proposes Data Center in Nobles County, Minnesota

Geronimo Power Proposes Data Center in Nobles County, Minnesota

December 05, 2025 Minnesota

US renewable energy developer Geronimo Power is looking to develop a data center in Nobles County, Minnesota. Geronimo has indicated its interest in using its renewable energy portfolio to power a data center. A significant factor in this decision, the company has said, is the energy curtailment...

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Read Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching
Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

Lumen data center in Reno gets operating license 26 years after launching

September 23, 2025 Reno

An existing data center in Reno, Nevada, was granted a new business license to operate after going without one for nearly 20 years. The 5,925 sq ft (550 sqm) building, on a 0.28-acre site at 220 Gardner Street, was set up in 1999 by Williams Telecommunications as a telecommunications facility....

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Read Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park
Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park

Tract Acquires 1,000 Acres in Nevada for 1.6GW Data Center Park

September 20, 2025 Nevada

US data center park developer Tract this week announced the acquisition of approximately 1,060 acres of land near Silver Springs in Lyon County, following a successful rezoning and development agreement with the county. The site can reportedly support up to 1.6GW of data center capacity, with an...

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Read Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota
Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota

Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota

September 10, 2025 Minnesota

Bitcoin mining and infrastructure services provider Compass Mining has energized a new 7.5MW site in Minnesota named Minnesota 2. It will be Compass's second facility in Minnesota, and the 23rd facility run by the company across the US and Canada.Compass Mining will be responsible for operating...

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Read Tract Plans 400-acre Data Center Park outside Charlotte
Tract Plans 400-acre Data Center Park outside Charlotte

Tract Plans 400-acre Data Center Park outside Charlotte

August 02, 2025 North Carolina

A US data center park developer is seeking to build a new campus in North Carolina. In planning since last year, the site is currently zoned RA – Residential Agricultural. Tract’s site plans suggest up to five buildings could be developed on the site. The 400-acre site, between Patterson Farm...

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Read Meta Partners with Amrize
Meta Partners with Amrize

Meta Partners with Amrize

July 25, 2025 Minnesota

Social media giant Meta and concrete maker Amrize last week announced a partnership to develop a “first-of-its-kind, AI-optimized concrete mix” tailored to meet the specific needs of Meta’s data center in Rosemount, Minnesota.“We work to design our data centers as efficiently and sustainably as...

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Read Oppidan Breaks Bround on Data Center in Eagan, Minnesota
Oppidan Breaks Bround on Data Center in Eagan, Minnesota

Oppidan Breaks Bround on Data Center in Eagan, Minnesota

June 05, 2025 Minnesota

US real estate firm Oppidan Investment Company this week broke ground on a 61,000 sq ft (5,667 sqm) build-to-suit data center on Argenta Trail in Eagan. Oppidan is serving as the landlord and directly financing, developing, and delivering the facility in partnership with a tenant. “This is a...

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