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- Oct 9LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALDefendants in a Birmingham data-center lawsuit have agreed to provide sales documents regarding three property transactions in one hour that increased the land's value by $66 million, a judge brokered Wednesday. The consolidated lawsuit involves residents, the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, data-center developer Nebius, and the city of Birmingham.WBHM · Jefferson Co., AL
- Oct 9ZONING·GeorgiaAlpharetta's planning commission approved a proposal Oct. 1 for the Royal 400 Data Center to expand by 60,000 square feet and add a Georgia Power substation. The city council will vote on final approval Oct. 26.Appen Media · Georgia
- Oct 9ZONING·Richland Parish, LAData center construction is driving a significant share of U.S. economic growth, with private companies building data centers at a pace of roughly $85 billion annually in August, 73% more than a year earlier. However, this spending depends on companies continuing to increase AI investments annually, and a slowdown would leave construction workers without jobs, burden households with unused power infrastructure, and saddle banks with losses on data center financing.Quartz · Richland Parish, LA
- Oct 9NEWS·DeSoto Co., MSOrganizations linked to Elon Musk donated more than $3 million to the Southaven Police Department between December and February while SpaceXAI sought approval for a data center in the city. The donations are part of a broader pattern of Musk-affiliated companies and nonprofits donating to public agencies in locations important to SpaceXAI's business dealings.Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal · DeSoto Co., MS
- Oct 9LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Shelby Co., TN
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- Oct 9NEWS·Shelby Co., TNMemphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order Friday establishing a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers operating in the city.Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN · also at Daily Memphian
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·TennesseeMayor Paul Young announced an executive order establishing a 90-day study on guardrails for xAI data centers, following public criticism and City Council tensions. Young emphasized the study would not replace ongoing moratorium discussions.Action News 5 · Tennessee
- Oct 9NEWS·Shelby Co., TNMichael Roberson, formerly a lead commissioning engineer at xAI, has joined OpenAI's infrastructure team as a commissioning program manager. He previously spent a year at xAI overseeing data center commissioning and worked at Fluidstack before his move to OpenAI.Data Center Dynamics · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNHundreds of Memphis residents protested Tuesday when the City Council delayed a vote on a one-year data center moratorium while new regulations are developed. The moratorium is backed by community members concerned about industrial-size data centers.WKNO FM · Shelby Co., TN
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