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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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The Better Climate Challenge
March 04, 2022

The Better Climate Challenge

QTS Data Centers

The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Clim...

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Read Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver
Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver
March 04, 2022

Flexential Expanding Its Englewood Data Center in Denver

Flexential Englewood

Flexential has announced its plans to expand the capacity of its Englewood data center in Denver, Colorado. The facility is located at 8636 S Peoria Street. Flexential says it will be adding 4.5MW capacity to the data center, bringing it to 11.25MW. The increase in capacity will be availabl...

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Read CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
March 04, 2022

CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

CoreSite

CoreSite has announced that it has gotten approval from Santa Clara’s Planning Commission for the development of a 200,000 square foot (18,500 square meters) 34MW data center in Silicon Valley. The facility is located at 2905 Stender Way. Coresite only got the approval after going through d...

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Read Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund
March 04, 2022

Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund

United Kingdom

Pioneer Point Partners LLP has announced that it closed its maiden institutional fund. The fund is worth €575 million ($640.9m). The fund exceeded the company’s initial target of €500 million ($557m). Pioneer Point Partners attracted investments from 15 North American and European institutiona...

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Read Plans are in the Works For a New Data Center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut
March 04, 2022

Plans are in the Works For a New Data Center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Connecticut

MyCitizenNews reports that O&G Industries is looking to develop a new data center in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. The Torrington-based construction firm already owns the 25 acres of land it plans to develop the facility on. Although the company didn’t reveal the plans for the data center, i...

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Read PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers
PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers
March 04, 2022

PLDT Receives $1 billion Offers For Its Towers

ePLDT

PLDT is making great strides in its decision to dispose of its tower portfolio. The company's CEO, Alfredo Panlilio, has revealed that PLDT has received great offers from companies, with six firms now in a bid to trump the other. Panlilio did not reveal the potential buyers. He, however, noted...

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Read SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia
SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia
March 04, 2022

SWIFT's Switzerland data center and Russia

Switzerland

According to reports, a data center being used by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), of which 11,000 banks from over 200 countries are linked to, is being guarded by police. This news that the local Thurgau cantonal police have set up a perimeter around th...

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Read AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws
March 04, 2022

AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws

Maryland

Frederick County officials met this week to address a data center zoning law. They are looking to change a Maryland County’s zoning law to allow the development of data centers. This move happened after Amazon Web Services rescinded a project plan because of restrictive timelines. The official...

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Read Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America
Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America
March 04, 2022

Zayo Group is Acquiring Education Networks of America

Zayo

Zayo Group has announced that it entered into a binding agreement to acquire Education Networks of America (ENA). ENA provides security services and managed connectivity to E-Rate-funded school districts. Zayo and ENA are now in the pole position to provide library, education, public sector, a...

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Read ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group
March 03, 2022

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers to partner with Ayala Group

Philippines

The Ayala Group, with its telco arm Globe Telecom, has entered a partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GCD), to construct and operate data center projects in the Philippines. The $350-million joint venture partnership will see STT GDC and the Ayala Group subscribe to new share...

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Read DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M
DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M
March 03, 2022

DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

DataBank

DataBank has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of four data centers from CyrusOne. The data centers are all located in Houston, Texas. The deal was also worth $670 million. DataBank sees over 300,000 square feet of raised-floor data center capacity through the acquisit...

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Read Development of Nautilus's Floating Data Center Back on Track
March 03, 2022

Development of Nautilus's Floating Data Center Back on Track

Republic of Ireland

Nautilus Data Technologies has revealed that the construction of its floating data center in Limerick, Ireland is about to start. The company first announced plans for the data center two years ago after gaining approval. The data center construction was delayed due to the pandemic. However, d...

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Read Hines To Lease a Data Center in Hayward To Amazon
Hines To Lease a Data Center in Hayward To Amazon
March 02, 2022

Hines To Lease a Data Center in Hayward To Amazon

Amazon AWS

According to CoStar, Amazon has leased a new purpose-built data center under construction in California's East Bay area. The data center is at the upcoming Hayward Exchange @92 industrial complex in Hayward. Hines owns the property, and it started work on the site's redevelopment in May 2021. ...

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Read Kazakhstan continues its crackdown on illegal bitcoin mines
Kazakhstan continues its crackdown on illegal bitcoin mines
March 02, 2022

Kazakhstan continues its crackdown on illegal bitcoin mines

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is continuing its crackdown on illegal Bitcoin mines, and has shutt down over a dozen facilities amid power outages. Together, the Kazakh Ministry of Energy, the Committee for Nuclear and Energy Supervision, local police, and other state body representatives worked to identify the c...

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Read Protests continue at Manassas
Protests continue at Manassas
March 02, 2022

Protests continue at Manassas

QTS Data Centers

In Northern Virginia, tensions are running high as locals continue to express their opposition to QTS’s proposals for a new data center campus in Prince William County. Although previously locals cited a number of reasons for opposition, including environmental concerns and a desire to preserv...

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Read Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint
Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint
March 02, 2022

Argo Infrastructure Partners Invests $500m in TierPoint

TierPoint

TierPoint has announced that Argo Infrastructure Partners has invested $500 million into its business. The move sees Argo Infrastructure Partners become the largest single equity investor in the firm. TierPoint will use the net proceeds from the transaction to expand the company and provide...

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Read Data center on the way for vacant Beacon Falls land?
Data center on the way for vacant Beacon Falls land?
March 01, 2022

Data center on the way for vacant Beacon Falls land?

Connecticut

According to reports, a local construction company in Beacon Falls, Torrington-based O&G Industries, is proposing plans to build a data center on vacant land in the town. The company's subdivision company, Data Center, is set to take the lead on the project, which will involve building the...

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Read Tencent becomes latest data center company to announce carbon-neutral pledge
Tencent becomes latest data center company to announce carbon-neutral pledge
March 01, 2022

Tencent becomes latest data center company to announce carbon-neutral pledge

Tencent Cloud

Tencent has announced its plans to become carbon neutral by 2030. It is the latest to join the global movement pushing towards a more sustainable future. By the end of the decade, it has pledged carbon neutrality across its operations and throughout its supply chain, powering its operations e...

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Read NEDO announces fund for new green data center research
NEDO announces fund for new green data center research
March 01, 2022

NEDO announces fund for new green data center research

Japan

Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has announced that it will be funding projects pushing forward greener data centers with its Green Innovation Fund. A number of companies have been selected to work on the project. This includes Fujitsu, NEC Corporati...

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Read Russia's Liberum Navitas Selects Locations for First Three of 15 Facilities
March 01, 2022

Russia's Liberum Navitas Selects Locations for First Three of 15 Facilities

Russia / Россия

Liberum Navitas has revealed the first three locations for the 15 data centers it planned to develop in Russia. The Russian IT firm first announced plans for the 15 data centers in October 2021. The company revealed that the data center development would cost 48.6 billion Rubles ($683.3m). Acc...

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