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News Analysis Salem, MA to Consider Adding ‘Data Center’ Definition to Zoning Code Sept. 9 Salem, MA council set to weigh adding a formal 'Data Center' definition to zoning code Sept. 9, per agenda. September 4, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Jackson County, MO Legislature to Weigh Data Center Siting Ordinance Sept. 9 Jackson County Legislature set to weigh data center siting ordinance Sept. 9, per published agenda. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Portland Skips Data Center Moratorium — For Now Portland officials say a blanket pause on data centers isn't the city's opening move. Here's what that means for residents. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis When a City Has to Explain Its Own Data Center Meetings A Plymouth city government had to clarify why it's holding data center presentations after online speculation. Here's why that gap matters. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Kings Mountain Council Sets Sept. 9 Work Session on Data Center Development Kings Mountain council to hold Sept. 9 work session on data center development, per agenda, including draft ordinance review. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Salem, MA City Council Agenda Adds Proposed Zoning Definition for ‘Data Center’ Salem, MA council to consider a zoning ordinance amendment defining "Data Center" at its Sept. 9, 2026 meeting, per the published agenda. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Panama City Sets Sept. 8 Hearing on Proposed Data Center Moratorium Panama City's Sept. 8 agenda lists first public hearing on Ordinance 3313, a proposed moratorium on large-scale data centers. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Panama City Sets First Hearing on Data Center Moratorium for Sept. 8 Panama City is scheduled to hold its first public hearing Sept. 8, 2026 on a temporary moratorium on large-scale data centers. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Riverside Land Use Committee to Discuss Banning Data Centers Citywide Riverside's Land Use Committee is set to discuss a Sept. 14 proposal to ban data centers citywide, per the published agenda. September 3, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Riverside Land Use Committee to Weigh Ban on Data Centers as Land Use Riverside's Land Use Committee is set to discuss code changes banning data centers citywide at its Sept. 14, 2026 meeting, per the published agenda. September 3, 2026 Read →

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