[Industry Event] Advancing Data Center Construction East 2026

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• Oct 16
  VOTE·Lowndes Co., AL

  Watch: Lowndes County approves data center

  The Lowndes County Commission approved development agreements Tuesday for Project Red Clay, a hyperscale data center near U.S. 80 and Alabama 21 to be developed by Houston-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure. The project has faced resident opposition over noise, environmental concerns, and lack of transparency regarding future operations.

  Black Belt News Network · Lowndes Co., AL · also at Black Belt News Network
• Oct 16
  NEWS·Alabama

  5 things Tuberville said on data centers, Medicaid and taxes in Alabama

  Headline onlyAL.com · Alabama
• Oct 16
  MORATORIUM·Alabama

  FirmFarm work involves tenant, not data center expansion

  FirmFarm's Anniston construction involves interior renovations for AI infrastructure company TensorWave and an Alabama Power substation outside the existing data center, according to Mayor Ciara Smith-Roston. The work does not constitute a data center expansion under the city's 12-month moratorium.

  The Anniston Star · Alabama
• Oct 16
  VOTE·Alabama

  Alabama Arise announces 2027 legislative priorities

  Alabama Arise announced seven legislative priorities for 2027, including eliminating the state grocery tax, raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, and expanding county authority over data center developments. The organization's nearly 500 members voted on an agenda addressing health equity, hunger relief, tax reform and worker power.

  Gadsden Messenger · Alabama
• Oct 16
  MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., AL

  Opinion | Tuberville jumped back into the data center debate. It can’t be good for him

  Alabama Political Reporter · Jefferson Co., AL
• Oct 16
  NEWS·Florida

  Byron Donalds outlines data center plan

  Headline onlyFOX 13 Tampa Bay · Florida
• Oct 16
  NEWS·Florida

  Broward County could consider ban on hyperscale data centers

  Headline onlyThe Business Journals · Florida
• Oct 16
  NEWS·Fulton Co., GA

  Carrier Connect leases 4MW data center in Alpharetta, Georgia

  Carrier Connect Data Solutions has leased a 4MW data center in Alpharetta, Georgia, through its subsidiary Purecolo, expanding the company's total capacity under management to 11.7MW under a 15.5-year contract with two five-year renewal options.

  DCD · Fulton Co., GA
• Oct 16
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  County approves 120-day moratorium on data centers

  Liberty County commissioners approved a 120-day moratorium on data center permits and applications Thursday, allowing officials time to review and amend current ordinances to address potential impacts of such developments.

  Coastal Courier · Georgia
• Oct 16
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  He Wanted a Data Center Ban. He Got Banned From City Council.

  Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson filed suit after city council removed him, his family, and others from a meeting and banned them for two months following a protest over delays to a data center moratorium vote. Pearson and five co-plaintiffs argue the ban violates their First Amendment rights.

  Mother Jones · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 16
  NEWS

  US to revive shuttered nuclear plants to power data centers and meet electricity demand

  The U.S. Department of Energy is providing up to $4.4 billion in loans to restart three shuttered nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa to generate 2.25 gigawatts of electricity, with two facilities securing contracts with major technology companies to power data centers.

  wvtm
• Oct 16
  PERMIT

  NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before regulators intervened

  Dothan Eagle