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- Sep 23VOTE·Madison Co., ALHeadline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL
- Sep 23NEWS·Orleans Parish, LACommunities nationwide are experiencing economic growth and infrastructure improvements from data center investments. Loudoun County, Virginia, home to over 200 data centers, generated $1.2 billion in property tax revenue in fiscal year 2026, representing 39% of its budget, while Montgomery County, Missouri is benefiting from Amazon and Google commitments totaling over $25 billion.Pelican Institute · Orleans Parish, LA
- Sep 23NEWS·Richland Parish, LALouisiana has secured $1.54 million in confirmed federal funding for the first year of a manufacturing technology initiative, though the state's matching contribution is still being finalized through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.The Center Square · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 23NEWS·LouisianaMeta built Prometheus, a one-gigawatt AI data center in New Albany, Ohio, spanning thousands of acres with hundreds of thousands of GPUs across dozens of buildings. The company plans to construct Hyperion, a five-gigawatt data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, applying lessons learned from Prometheus.GamesBeat · Louisiana
- Sep 23NEWS·MississippiMississippi River mayors are developing assessment tools to help communities evaluate data center proposals as demand for AI and data storage increases, with over 75% of member cities having received hosting inquiries.10/12 Industry Report · Mississippi
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- Sep 23HEARING·Shelby Co., TNA resident of Southaven, Mississippi reported experiencing noise from Elon Musk's xAI data center power plant at highway-level volumes, prompting him and others to form a nonprofit to challenge the facility's operations. Environmental groups allege xAI avoided required air permits by placing turbines on trailers, a strategy previously employed at the company's first data center in Memphis, Tennessee.Popular Mechanics · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 23NEWS·Shelby Co., TNElon Musk is living in an Airstream trailer in Memphis, Tennessee while overseeing expansion of xAI's Colossus computing data-center operation there. He described his temporary residence as a "palace" at the All-In Summit in September.Benzinga · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 23NEWS·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
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