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Read Verizon Signs $2B-Plus Dark Fiber Deal With AWS
[Verizon](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/verizon-enterprise) will supply dark fiber to Amazon Web Services ([AWS](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/amazon-aws)) under an agreement worth more than $2...

Verizon Signs $2B-Plus Dark Fiber Deal With AWS

October 27, 2026 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon will supply dark fiber to Amazon Web Services (AWS) under an agreement worth more than $2 billion, the carrier said on Oct. 26. Verizon disclosed the deal in its third-quarter results. The carrier provides the high-capacity fiber links, and AWS is the customer that uses that connectivity...

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Read AEP And X-energy Study 960MW SMR Plant To Power Amazon In Indiana
X-energy and American Electric Power will study a 960 MW advanced nuclear plant at a retired coal station in Sullivan County, Indiana, with Amazon funding development work and positioned to buy the...

AEP And X-energy Study 960MW SMR Plant To Power Amazon In Indiana

October 20, 2026 Indiana

X-energy and American Electric Power will study a 960 MW advanced nuclear plant at a retired coal station in Sullivan County, Indiana, with Amazon funding development work and positioned to buy the plant's output. The companies announced a joint development agreement on Oct. 19 covering...

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Read Microsoft To Fund 1,100MW Of Indiana Generation Under 20-Year NiSource Deal
Microsoft will pay for all the generation and transmission needed to serve its La Porte, Indiana data center campus under a 20-year electric service agreement with [NiSource](https://www.nisource.c...

Microsoft To Fund 1,100MW Of Indiana Generation Under 20-Year NiSource Deal

October 19, 2026 Indiana

Microsoft will pay for all the generation and transmission needed to serve its La Porte, Indiana data center campus under a 20-year electric service agreement with NiSource announced Oct. 16. Service starts in 2028. The utility's unregulated affiliate, NiSource Generation Company, will add...

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Read NiSource And Microsoft Sign 20-Year Deal For 1,100MW Of Indiana Power
Microsoft will fund about 1,100 MW of new generation and transmission in northern Indiana and buy the output for 20 years under an agreement with [NiSource](https://www.nisource.com/news/article/ni...

NiSource And Microsoft Sign 20-Year Deal For 1,100MW Of Indiana Power

October 19, 2026 Indiana

Microsoft will fund about 1,100 MW of new generation and transmission in northern Indiana and buy the output for 20 years under an agreement with NiSource, the holding company that owns Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Announced Friday, the deal covers the La Porte data center campus...

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Read Digital Realty Picks Kokomo for 1GW Campus, Its First in Indiana
[Digital Realty](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/digital-realty-trust) wants to build its first [Indiana](https://baxtel.com/regions/indiana) data centers in Kokomo, proposing a three-building camp...

Digital Realty Picks Kokomo for 1GW Campus, Its First in Indiana

October 17, 2026 Indiana

Digital Realty wants to build its first Indiana data centers in Kokomo, proposing a three-building campus with roughly 1GW of IT capacity on 476 acres of greenfield land. The global REIT published a project page for the development after city officials confirmed its interest earlier this month,...

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Read Digital Realty Proposes 1GW Data Center Campus In Kokomo, Indiana

[Digital Realty](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/digital-realty-trust) is proposing a three-building data center campus on about 476 acres at Industrial Park North in Kokomo, Indiana, with a site...

Digital Realty Proposes 1GW Data Center Campus In Kokomo, Indiana

October 16, 2026 Indiana

Digital Realty is proposing a three-building data center campus on about 476 acres at Industrial Park North in Kokomo, Indiana, with a site plan that calls for roughly 1GW of IT capacity and completion in 2033. The company published the details on its Kokomo project page, and Kokomo Mayor Tyler...

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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 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 Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering
Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering

Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering

January 27, 2025 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has launched a new AI-centric network offering called Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to “enable businesses to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale.” The telco s looking to make its underutilized data center assets available for...

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Read Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium
Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium

Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium

October 30, 2024 Indiana

Indiana consumer and environmental advocacy organization Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) has called for a pause on new hyperscale data center development in the state. The group this week called on the Indiana General Assembly to enact a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers used to power...

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Read 1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana
1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana

1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana

September 06, 2024 Indiana

Fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street announced the acquisition of the Global Access Point Union Station data center located in Northern Indiana. This facility offers access to more than 20 telecommunication network service providers, totaling 75,000 sq ft (6,965...

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Read Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana
Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana

Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana

August 25, 2024 Indiana

Meta has signed a long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement with Arevon Energy, a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator for its Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, Indiana. “Arevon is proud to once again partner with Meta and contribute to their sustainability goal of...

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Read Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center
Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center

Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center

June 14, 2024 Indiana

Provident Realty Advisors notified Chesterton officials on June 10 about its intention to withdraw its proposal for a $1.3 billion data center in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana.The led to from residents regarding the development, with concerns surrounding negative impacts of air, water,...

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Read SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility
SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility

SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility

April 04, 2024 Indiana

The South Korean chip manufacturer SK Hynix has confirmed earlier reports about building an advanced chip packaging facility in Indiania as it revealed its plans to invest $3.87 billion in the plant which will produce next-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM), the highest-performing Dynamic...

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Read Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas
Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

February 21, 2024 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has started construction of a new cell tower at Fort Bliss Army Post in El Paso, Texas. This tower will be constructed by Boldyn Networks and will provide connectivity to service military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. “Verizon supports our military partners through a number of...

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Read Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

October 12, 2023 Indiana

An unnamed Fortune 100 company is planning a new 772-acre data center campus between Fort Wayne and New Haven to the east in Allen County. The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks. Wane.com...

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Read Old Verizon office and data center in Pittsburgh for sale/lease
Old Verizon office and data center in Pittsburgh for sale/lease

Old Verizon office and data center in Pittsburgh for sale/lease

August 29, 2023 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon's former Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office and data center is available for purchase or lease. It has been put up for sale or lease by Colliers and Sampson Morris Group at 5400 Campbells Run Road. The 10-acre, 1959-built office and data facility features 130,000 rentable square feet and...

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Read Verizon signs four new PPAs
Verizon signs four new PPAs

Verizon signs four new PPAs

January 17, 2023 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it has signed four new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy, an aggregate of up to 410 MW of renewable energy capacity. According to the company, these new deals align with its broader goal to source or generate renewable energy equivalent to 50 percent...

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Read Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

January 22, 2022 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...

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Read Verizon expands in Colorado Springs
Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

January 18, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with the addition of a second data center in Colorado Springs. The company has submitted a proposal for a 49,000 square-foot (4,500 sqm) data center on Arrowswest Drive in El Paso County, with plans for a potential second phase for...

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