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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 9NEWS·LouisianaEconomist Dr. Loren Scott told Northwest Louisiana business leaders that the region is positioned for economic growth driven by data center investments, industrial expansion, energy development and research initiatives. Scott highlighted Amazon's planned $18 billion investment in three data center campuses expected to create approximately 750 direct jobs, along with opportunities from the Cyber Research Park, Port of Caddo-Bossier and Haynesville Shale development.Bossier Press-Tribune · Louisiana
- 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 9MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNMemphis City Council unanimously approved new zoning standards for data centers on its first reading Thursday, part of efforts to regulate the facilities currently unrestricted by city ordinance. Four additional discussions are scheduled this month before the three-vote process concludes, with a separate 12-month moratorium proposal set for final vote October 20.Tri-State Defender · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 9LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Shelby Co., TN · also at Yahoo
- Oct 9NEWS·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyFox News · Shelby Co., TN
- 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