data center
Iowa regulators clear key hurdle for Duane Arnold nuclear restart — but federal approvals remain
The Iowa Utilities Commission has approved a generating certificate for the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo, marking an important procedural step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the 615-megawatt nuclear power plant. The IUC order, issued around midday Thursday,…
Google to shift data center plans from rural Linn County to Palo
Google has abandoned its plans to construct a data center in unincorporated Linn County, and…
Linn County data center ordinance gets final approval
Any company looking to build a large-scale data center in unincorporated areas of Linn County…
New waste management clause to be added to Linn County data center ordinance
Linn County’s new ordinance governing the approval and development of large-scale data centers is taking…
Second and third readings of Linn County data center ordinance rescheduled
Linn County officials have rescheduled the second and third readings of a new ordinance that…
Construction teams package 30,000 meals at QTS Data Center site
Construction workers building QTS’s seven-building data center campus assembled 30,000 meals Wednesday, Jan. 28, for…
Linn County data center zoning ordinance heading to Linn County supervisors
The creation of another exclusive-use zoning district in Linn County – this one covering the…
Google awards $1 million to Iowa nonprofits for education, community programs
Google awarded more than $1 million to Iowa nonprofit organizations last year to support education…
CBJ Newsmakers: First QTS data center buildings near completion
What began as a $750 million investment has grown into a $10 billion commitment, making…
Scope of QTS data project in Cedar Rapids continuing to grow
The estimated economic scope of the Quality Technology Services (QTS) data center project in southwest…
QTS marks topping out of first three buildings at Cedar Rapids data center campus
QTS and construction partners Layton Construction and The Weitz Company marked the topping out of…
Linn County officials review land use considerations for data center zoning code
Members of the Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voiced a number of concerns regarding…
QTS speaker at CBJ symposium: Data centers, AI are already central to modern society
Data centers, and their AI processing capabilities, have grown to become an integral part of…
As Google considers Linn County data center, county leaders seek water resource study
As Google reportedly considers building its second data center complex in Linn County, county supervisors…
Helix Electric to hire 400 workers for Cedar Rapids data center project
Helix Electric Inc., a national electrical contracting firm, announced plans Wednesday to hire 400 workers…
QTS formally announces Cedar Rapids data center in lieu of groundbreaking ceremony
In lieu of a formal groundbreaking ceremony following the deadly July 28 shooting at Blackstone…
