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- Sep 23VOTE·Madison Co., ALHeadline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL
- Sep 23VOTE·Madison Co., ALNorth Alabama is home to Meta and Google hyperscale data centers, with Meta planning expansion to 3.5 million square feet and Google announcing a $1.5 billion expansion planned for 2026-2027. Local officials are divided on future development, with some opposing additional projects and others calling for formal policies or temporary moratoriums to evaluate impacts on resources and communities.Huntsville Business Journal · Madison Co., AL
- Sep 23
- 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
- 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
- Sep 23NEWS·Shelby Co., TNFerguson Enterprises LLC, a Virginia-based company, filed a lien against MZX Tech LLC claiming it is owed $4.2 million for construction work at a data center in Whitehaven. This marks the ninth construction company to file a lien for non-payment at one of the facilities.Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN · also at WSMV
- Sep 23LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNGoogle agreed to contribute $526 million upward and $190 million for transmission upgrades toward Entergy's solar and battery projects in Arkansas, but ratepayers raised concerns that the utility's remaining construction costs and special rate structure could shift long-term financial risk to residential customers.pv-magazine-usa.com · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 23NEWS·TennesseeTennessee counties bordering major cities experienced the fastest growth in adults ages 25 to 44 from 2020 to 2025, with Wilson County near Nashville seeing a 27.67% increase, according to a state data center analysis. Rural counties statewide showed 11.3% growth in this age group compared to 7.7% in urban counties.Tennessee Lookout · Tennessee
- Sep 23