Key Takeaways: DeSoto County Moves Toward Data Center Moratorium as DCIP Group Project Sparks Water and Power Concerns Key Takeaways: • DeSoto County directed its attorney to draft a one year moratorium on new data center applications after residents raised environmental concerns • DCIP Group's proposed hyperscale
Key Takeaways: Guidewire Software Raises Outlook as Private Credit Shifts Data Center Economics Key Takeaways: • Guidewire Software lifts its full year outlook as ARR growth accelerates • Private credit expands its role in funding data center buildouts that support cloud providers and enterprise platforms • Ciena
Key Takeaways: Google Secures Long Horizon Tax Abatements as Arkansas Expands Data Center Incentive Strategy Key Takeaways: • Google’s Little Rock and West Memphis data center projects are set to receive 65 percent property tax abatements for 30 years through PILOT agreements • Arkansas’s 2025 incentive expansion
Key Takeaways: Arizona Corporation Commission Weighs Strain from Rapid Data Center Expansion Key Takeaways: • Arizona Corporation Commission faces rising pressure to apply cost causation as data center load accelerates • Community concerns center on extreme heat, water stress, and higher electric bills linked to l
Key Takeaways: Qualcomm Sets Ambitious AI Data Center Revenue Target as It Expands Beyond Mobile Key Takeaways: • Qualcomm outlined a data center revenue goal of more than 15 billion dollars by fiscal 2029 • The company is positioning its Dragonfly CPUs and AI inference accelerators to compete with Nvidia and AMD
Key Takeaways: Z Squared Inc acquires majority stake in Paradox Data to accelerate AI and HPC expansion Key Takeaways: • Z Squared Inc secured a 51 percent stake in Paradox Data using Series D preferred stock • The Arkansas development site positions the company for up to 150MW of future AI and HPC capacity • The
Key Takeaways: Mount Shasta City Manager Discloses Inquiry for AI Data Center at Former Crystal Geyser Site Key Takeaways: • Mount Shasta City Manager Todd Juhasz confirmed an inquiry about an AI data center at the former Crystal Geyser facility • Community concerns center on water use, energy demand, and land-use
Key Takeaways: Viridian Acquisitions Dropped From Janesville GM Site Talks as City Sets New Guardrails for Data Center Proposals Key Takeaways: • Janesville allowed its letter of intent with Viridian Acquisitions to expire, pausing plans for an 800 MW data center concept at the former GM site • City leaders will n
Key Takeaways: Qualcomm Expands AI Ambitions as Cristiano Amon Details Modular Acquisition and Data Center Strategy Key Takeaways: • Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon outlined how the Modular acquisition supports the company’s multi-vector AI compute strategy for data centers. • Amon said Qualcomm is confident it will b
Key Takeaways: Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe Backs Google and Amazon Projects at AI Summit Amid Local Pushback Key Takeaways: • Mike Kehoe used an AI summit to reinforce state support for Google and Amazon’s combined 25 billion dollar data center plans in New Florence • Local opposition, water use questions, and energy