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An Amazon Web Services data center stands near homes in Stone Ridge, Va., in August 2026.
Data Centers · Research & Analysis
National

10 Counties Hold 42% of U.S. Data Centers. Home Prices Rise Faster There.

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of a plug outlet in the ground in the middle of an industrial outdoor storage lot.
Data Centers · Development
National

Power Is No Longer an Input in Data Centers. It Is the Product.

By Suhail Y Tayeb
A worker walks among coils of finished steel at the Thyssenkrupp steel plant in Duisburg, Germany.
Data Centers · Development
National

Data Center Development Has Domestic Materials Manufacturers Working Overtime

By Mark Hallum
Schoolgirl sitting studying in front of large chalkboard with words and languages on it.
Data Centers · Development
National

Every Industry Eventually Learns a Shared Language. Data Centers Are Next.

By Suhail Y Tayeb
Atrium's Ryan Alfred and a data center in Virginia.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Atrium Launches AI Platform Tracking $1.3T of U.S. Data Center Development Credit

By Brian Pascus
Blue Owl Capital co-President Marc Zahr and servers inside a data center.
Data Centers · Investments & Sales
Virginia

Blue Owl’s Stack Infrastructure Buys Virginia Data Center Site for $66M

By Greg Cornfield
Aerial photo of a data centera in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
Data Centers · Technology
National

For Data Centers, the Case for a Local Balance Sheet

By Suhail Y Tayeb
Equinix CEO and President Adaire Fox-Martin and servers at a Equinix data center.
Data Centers · Capital Markets
National

Data Center Giant Equinix Ups Its 2026 Forecast Behind Robust Q2

By Greg Cornfield
An illustration of a Old West wildcatter plugging in a plug into an outlet in the dirt.
Data Centers · Finance
National

Rise of the Data Center ‘Wildcatters’

By Brian Pascus
A data center with a pause button on it.
Data Centers · Development
New York

New York’s Temporary Data Center Moratorium Could Mean Permanent Losses

By Larry Getlen
Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht and wires inside a server at a data center.
Data Centers · Development
Virginia

Starwood Advances 226K-SF Data Center in Fairfax County, Va.

By Greg Cornfield
Jeevan Kalanithi.
Data Centers · Technology
National

OpenSpace CEO Jeevan Kalanithi: 5 Questions

By Philip Russo
CEO Dan Letter and Prologis' logo on the New York Stock Exchange.
Data Centers · Capital Markets
National

Prologis Beats Expectations With Record Leasing and Data Center Growth

By Emily Davis
Data center.
Data Centers · Technology
National

The New Stakeholder in Data Center Development

By Suhail Y Tayeb
Gov. Kathy Hochul and advocates for a data center moratorium hold signs at a rally in Albany, N.Y., in May.
Data Centers · Policy
New York

New York Enacting Nation’s First Statewide Data Center Moratorium  

By Andrew Coen
An aerial view of farmland in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Data Centers · Development
Florida

Palm Beach County Pauses Data Center Applications

By Julia Echikson