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- Oct 14PERMIT·AlabamaDothan Eagle · Alabama
- Oct 14LAWSUIT·Lowndes Co., ALThe Lowndes County Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a 20-year tax abatement and development agreement for Project Red Clay, an Nvidia-backed data center planned on over 1,000 acres in Burkville. Commissioners voted against holding the scheduled October 20 public meeting on the proposal before approving it.Yellowhammer News · Lowndes Co., AL
- Oct 14VOTE·Lowndes Co., ALThe Lowndes County Commission approved development agreements Tuesday for Project Red Clay, a hyperscale data center near U.S. 80 and Alabama 21 developed by Houston-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure. The 2,200-acre project is expected to generate $2.85 billion in local tax revenue over 20 years and includes a 20-year tax abatement, though residents have raised concerns about noise, environmental impact, and lack of transparency regarding the facility's eventual operator.Alabama Daily News · Lowndes Co., AL
- Oct 14MORATORIUM·AlabamaDigi Power X secured $200 million in debt financing syndicated by Goldman Sachs to develop a 40MW data center in Columbiana, Alabama, with phases scheduled for completion by end of 2026 and Q1 2027. Cloud provider Cerebras signed on for the full capacity in May.DCD · Alabama
- Oct 14NEWS·AlabamaHeadline onlyAL.com · Alabama
- Oct 14NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALParents at Bessemer City Middle School are calling for removal of a school resource officer after alleging he touched students inappropriately during searches for a cellphone Monday. The Bessemer City School System and Police Department are investigating; the officer has been removed from school pending the investigation's outcome.WBRC · Jefferson Co., AL
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- Oct 14ZONING·Richmond Co., GAA development of regional impact application has been filed for the Nixon Technology Center, a proposed 3.34 million square foot data center campus on 388 acres in Richmond County near Augusta. The project is set to come online in 2028 or 2029.DCD · Richmond Co., GA
- Oct 14VOTE·LouisianaThe Louisiana Tax Commission approved a motion establishing average economic lives for data center equipment and infrastructure, marking progress toward statewide property tax valuation guidelines. The motion, approved Sept. 23, creates three equipment categories with different economic lives and recognizes data centers as a new property category beginning in 2027.Bloomberg Tax · Louisiana
- Oct 14LAWSUIT·MississippiA poll of 501 Mississippi likely voters released by House Speaker Jason White shows nearly 48 percent oppose continued state recruitment of data centers, while 72 percent support restoring the ballot initiative voters lost in 2021.the mississippi independent · Mississippi
- Oct 14ZONINGWalker County's data center study committee met October 8 to advance draft regulations, supporting closed-loop cooling systems, requiring permanent building construction instead of shipping containers, mandating downward-directed lighting limited to 3,000 Kelvin, and setting noise limits at 65 decibels with acoustic testing requirements.Local 3 News
- Oct 14VOTEHeadline onlyAL.com