Jan 19, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Avaio to Develop $6bn Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas
Avaio Digital Partners this week announced plans for a new data center hub near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. The aim for the 760-acre site is for a major pole of data center capacity and an engine of sustained economic and technological momentum for Arkansas, with a first-phase investment of $6 billion and over $21bn through full development.
Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
Keppel this week said its Connectivity Division has secured the rights to lease a 123-hectare contiguous site with a gross power capacity of up to 720MW, described as a compelling location for next-generation AI campuses, from Australian energy and infrastructure landowner Lightwood Group.
Macquire Group Invests €117m in Polarise for Data Center Fit Out
Investment bank Macquire Group and data center infrastructure startup Polarise have formed a "strategic financing partnership"worth up to €117 million ($136.65m) to support the fit-out of the latter's data center in Germany.
Tract expands into Illinois with plans for 1GW data center park
Data center park developer Tract is expanding into Chicago, Illinois, with a campus located off I-80 and Highway 6 in Morris, which can reportedly support up to 1GW at full build-out across ~2.9 million square feet of data center capacity.
Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
Indian cloud and managed IT service provider Zoho Corp has opened two data center locations in the UAE. The data centers are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and are part of a AED 100 million ($27.23m) investment plan for the region Zoho announced in 2023.
