Sep 23, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
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.
“It was recently discovered that the facility has not maintained an active business license since 2006,” city documents note. “This oversight came to light during a review of data centers in Reno by the Business Licensing Division. Lumen Technologies believed the facility was licensed under its existing utility license.”
A Special Use Permit was previously approved to allow for a 10,000 sq ft (929 sqm) expansion to the existing facility around 2001, but the extension was never constructed. According to the recent application, Lumen has no plans for additional growth and no plans to install another generator at the facility. Should the site be expanded, an amendment to the newly-granted CUP will be required.
