At the start of 2025, Stafford County’s economic development director, Liz Barber, predicted that data centers could go from zero to “a lot” within three years’ time. One year later, the county is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marie Sapirie writes about federal tax issues and litigation. As the “age of artificial intelligence” continues, the demand for ...

"This is the sliver of hope that I need to see." New data reveals at least 48 data center projects were blocked or stalled by ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State officials on Monday approved a $4.5 million-plus sales tax exemption to land a $136 million data center expansion in Northeast Ohio, creating 10 new full-time jobs. The tax ...

How much input and control should county and municipal governments have over the development of massive new facilities?

A developer tied to data center projects in Archbald and Blakely now proposes to build four data centers in Dickson City across hundreds of mountainside acres above Business Route 6. Dickson City ...

A national organization named the Compass Datacenters project in Meridian the “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” for 2025. The Center for Economic Accountability, a non-profit organization, ...

Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected to grow.

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