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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 9MORATORIUM·Morgan Co., ALAlabama Arise, a statewide nonprofit coalition, announced seven 2027 legislative priorities including eliminating state grocery sales tax, empowering counties to regulate data centers, and closing the healthcare coverage gap for low-income adults. The group, representing nearly 500 members, also seeks increased minimum wage, Medicaid expansion, and SNAP funding protections.Decatur Daily · Morgan Co., AL
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·Walton Co., GAGrand Junction City Council unanimously voted to hold a public hearing October 21 on a proposed one-year moratorium that would halt data center development applications. The draft ordinance would prohibit city acceptance and processing of data center proposals while officials research zoning code adjustments.The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · Walton Co., GA
- 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 9LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · 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
- 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
- Oct 9MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNHundreds of Memphis residents protested Tuesday when the City Council delayed a vote on a one-year data center moratorium while new regulations are developed. The moratorium is backed by community members concerned about industrial-size data centers.WKNO FM · Shelby Co., TN
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