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News Analysis Brunswick, Maine Sets Data Center Workshop for Aug. 3, 2026 Meeting Brunswick, Maine's Aug. 3, 2026 agenda includes a Data Center Workshop Packet, according to the town's official meeting record. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Brunswick, Maine Town Council to Hold Workshop on Data Centers Aug. 3 Brunswick Town Council's Aug. 3, 2026 workshop agenda includes a dedicated Data Center Workshop Packet, per official documents. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Brunswick, Maine Council to Hold Workshop on Data Center Development Aug. 3 Brunswick council's Aug. 3 workshop agenda includes a dedicated data center packet, according to the town's published documents. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Pacific, MO Council to Weigh Data Center Permit Moratorium Aug. 4 Pacific, MO council set to consider Aug. 4 pause on new data center permits pending land-use studies and public input. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Kings Mountain Planning Board to Review Data Center Moratorium Aug. 4 Kings Mountain Planning Board set to review data center moratorium update and rezoning case Z-26-5 on Aug. 4, 2026. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Middletown Council to Weigh Data Centers’ Role in Rising Energy Costs Aug. 4 Middletown council to review data-center demand's role in rising energy costs at Aug. 4, 2026 meeting, per agenda. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Duval County Board Agenda Listed $386.9M Contract Tied to Data-Center Terms Duval County School Board's July 28 agenda listed a $386.9M contract item alongside data-center-related language, per the published record. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Murrysville Council to Vote Aug. 5 on Data Center Zoning Ordinance Murrysville Council set to consider Chapter 220 zoning amendment defining data centers Aug. 5, per official agenda. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis North Fayette Township to Weigh Data Center Zoning Ordinance Aug. 6 North Fayette Township is scheduled to consider a data center zoning ordinance, Ordinance No. 552, at its Aug. 6 meeting, per the agenda. August 2, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Cleveland, TX Economic Development Board to Consider Dropping Data Centers as Target Industry Cleveland EDC to consider removing data centers from its target industries list at Aug. 4 meeting, per official agenda. August 2, 2026 Read →

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