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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW: Applied Digital officially announced its $3.2 billion AI factory is coming to Brookwood, Alabama. Here's what we know: www.al.com/business/202...

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Data center company confirms $3.2 billion hyperscale AI factory for Alabama

The data center campus planned for Tuscaloosa County is expected to start operating in 2028.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NEW: In the lawsuit, the shareholder is accusing Nebius of defrauding the Birmingham-based bank of $66M when the company bought the Oxmoor Valley property www.al.com/business/202...

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Data center company sued again in Birmingham – by a Regions Bank shareholder

The lawsuit filed in early September focuses on the sale of the property from Regions Bank to Nebius.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The abandoned site of a World War II-era explosives plant in Alabama could be getting a new use. Here's what we know about the data center proposed for Childersburg: www.al.com/business/202...

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Site of World War II-era plant that helped build atomic bomb eyed for Alabama data center

The explosives plant played a key role in World War II, as well as in Childersburg's growth. Now, a change could be coming for the vacant site.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

BREAKING: Alabama’s Democratic candidate for governor blasted his opponent today for his stock trading and holdings with tech companies tied to data centers. He's calling for state reform in financial reporting + data center regulations www.al.com/election/202...

al.com

Doug Jones blasts Tuberville’s financial ties to data centers, calls for strict ethics laws

How to handle the data center industry has quickly become a major political issue in Alabama's gubernatorial election this fall.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BREAKING: Local backlash to the planned Project Marvel data center had a major impact on the election results yesterday. After delays to the official numbers, we got 'em. Here's what went down: www.al.com/news/birming...

al.com

Bessemer mayor faces runoff as data center backlash reshapes city council

About 3,800 voters in Bessemer showed up to the polls on Tuesday.

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Things got a bit spicy at last week's Brookwood city council meeting, which addressed proposed data centers. Story from @hdenham.bsky.social and I for @al.com. Includes full vid. www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

‘They don’t care’: Residents fight back against data center proposed near Tuscaloosa

At least one data center company is exploring a new campus in Brookwood, a small town of roughly 5,000 residents.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

NEW: All of Bessemer's city offices were up for grabs in Tuesday's election, but no results are finalized yet. Here's what we know about what happened in the chaos at city hall: www.al.com/election/202...

al.com

Bessemer election results are on hold amid confusion at city hall

All of Bessemer's city offices were up for grabs in Tuesday's election, but no results are finalized yet.

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 25/08/2026

Yes, this Lowndes County.... www.theroot.com/the-alabama-...

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The Alabama Black Belt Left to Drown in Sewage After DEI Reversal

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Covering the Bessemer local election today with @newsmanbryant.bsky.social + Michaela Yielding. The controversy over the data center and elected officials signing non-disclosures will be interesting to see play out in the polls today. www.al.com/news/birming...

al.com

All city offices up for grabs as Bessemer voters select mayor, council and school board today

Here's who is running for city seats in Bessemer August 25, 2026.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

From last night's meeting in Lowndes County, a rural community in central Alabama, where residents are pushing the county commission for answers about a $1.5 billion hyperscale data center on the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJae...

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Lowndes County clashes over data centers in meeting

YouTube video by AL.com

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Alabama’s data center industry is exploding, with investment growing past $63 billion. Here's what we know about the top players, environmental concerns and the politics of the industry here - with a map of every data center we know about so far www.al.com/business/202...

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AL.com @al.com · 20/08/2026

Investment in data centers has grown past $63 billion in Alabama. Our map shows you where they are and where they are planned.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NEW: The site is a Walmart Supercenter that has sat vacant for a decade. After a packed meeting last night with 300+ residents who attended and asked questions, here's what we know about the project www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Patmos executives detail plans for $150 million Fairfield data center

The site is the Fairfield Walmart Supercenter, which has sat vacant for a decade.

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Ruth Serven Smith @ruthservensmith.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New from me and @hdenham.bsky.social -- As more local governments in Alabama rush to restrict new data centers, some Democrats are calling for a statewide ban – at least temporarily. Gift link -- www.al.com/politics/202...

al.com

2 Alabama candidates call for halt to new data centers: ‘Let’s put a pause on this’

So far, temporary bans on data centers in Alabama have been at the city level. But pressure is growing for action from the state.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

NEW: Jack Daniel’s whiskey-making plant in Alabama will shut down by September, according to a WARN notice www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Jack Daniel’s Alabama whiskey barrel-making plant is closing

The closure is scheduled for September.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

NEW: NEW: Another data center is being proposed for Jefferson County, this time for a small city of 9,500 people just outside Birmingham. www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

A new data center is eyeing Jefferson County

A town hall for residents to learn more about the data center proposal is scheduled for July 28.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW: Bessemer Mayor says city is "encouraged" by the commitment from QTS Data Centers. Whether the company will seek out other incentives is TBD www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Data center company doesn’t want property tax breaks for Project Marvel, Bessemer mayor says

QTS Data Centers recently bought the 1,600 acres in rural Bessemer slated for a massive development.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEW: What data center company will operate the massive development called Project Marvel planned for 1,600 acres in a rural pocket of Bessemer? Now, we know. www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Data center company buys Project Marvel for $432M: Here’s what we know

The purchase by QTS Data Centers answers questions surrounding the controversial Bessemer development, which residents have protested since last year.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

NEW: More residents are taking the city and Nebius Inc. to court, demanding a judge to immediately stop the construction of the data center planned for Oxmoor Valley www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

More Birmingham residents sue city, AI company over data center

The residents live less than 1,000 feet from the Nebius development that's now under construction in Oxmoor Corporate Park.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Alabama women have to take a monthly pregnancy test to get a cannabis rx filled. Where it begins is never where it ends www.al.com/news/2026/06...

al.com

In Alabama, these patients have to take monthly pregnancy tests for medical cannabis

No other state in the nation mandates regular pregnancy testing for patients to qualify.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

NEW: Alabama stands out with some of the strictest conditions for medical cannabis. No other state requires this level of pregnancy testing for patients, which critics call "surveillance" www.al.com/news/2026/06...

al.com

In Alabama, these patients have to take monthly pregnancy tests for medical cannabis

No other state in the nation mandates regular pregnancy testing for patients to qualify.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NEW: Next door to Alabama, Mississippi is having its own reckoning with data centers. Residents there are suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX over the company’s gas plant that powers nearby data centers www.al.com/business/202...

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‘Pervasive and inescapable’: Mississippi residents sue Musk’s SpaceX over gas plant for data centers

The company has built the gas plant over the last year in a small community just south of the Mississippi-Tennessee border.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NEW: Several Birmingham City Council members are responding to an outcry from residents after their vote on new data center regulations. www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Birmingham City Council faces outrage over controversial data center vote: ‘No one was paid for this’

Birmingham City Council voted 6-3 to approve new regulations for data centers this week.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

BREAKING: Birmingham approved new regulations for data centers on Tuesday, with city leaders calling the addition to zoning policy among the strongest nationwide. Many residents argued it wasn't strong enough www.al.com/news/birming...

al.com

Birmingham City Council passes new regulations for data centers in heated meeting

The city council voted 6-3 to pass the data center ordinance after a nearly five-hour meeting on Tuesday.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW: Another Alabama city is blocking new data center development, at least temporarily. www.al.com/business/202...

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

NEW: Protestors gathered outside a middle school in the county seat of Lowndes County to fight against the data center developer planning an 800-acre data center. Inside, Cloverleaf execs held an open house meeting for residents. Why they're concerned: www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

‘You’re not welcome’: AI data center planned for Lowndes County prompts backlash

Local officials defend the $1.5 billion investment as key for economic opportunity for the impoverished county.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

NEW: Project Red Clay is a data center proposal from Cloverleaf Infrastructure that would span 800 acres in Lowndes County. The company is hosting an open meeting tonight in Hayneville www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

What we know about the $1.5B data center eyeing Lowndes County

Data center construction is booming across Alabama, and a new development is slated for Lowndes County.

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newsmanbryant.bsky.social @newsmanbryant.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

From luxury trips to bird hunting and football tickets, @hdenham.bsky.social combed through pages of documents to see what gifts were received by Alabama's federal judges. Here's what she found. www.al.com/news/2026/06...

al.com

Luxury trips, bird hunting, football tickets: Here are gifts Alabama’s federal judges accepted

The gifts that federal judges accept, and their relationships to donors, has largely escaped scrutiny.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

NEW: I dug into hundreds of financial docs from Alabama's federal judges for 20 years to analyze what sorts of gifts they accept and who they're from, with data support from @oregonian.com. Here's what I found: www.al.com/news/2026/06...

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

NEW: A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge has dismissed Nebius' lawsuit against Birmingham’s zoning board over its AI factory plans for the Oxmoor Valley community www.al.com/business/202...

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Judge dismisses data center lawsuit against Birmingham zoning board

It’s unclear why Nebius decided not to pursue its lawsuit over recent zoning decisions tied to its AI factory plans.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

NEW: Baldwin County is dominating much of the state’s – and even the country’s – growth, including this one stop on the way to the beach. with @ramseyarchibald.bsky.social + Lawrence Specker: www.al.com/news/beaches...

al.com

‘The secret’s out’: This Alabama city is exploding with new residents

The county is dominating much of the state’s – and even the country’s – growth.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

NEW: The AI cloud company planning to build a multibillion-dollar data center in Birmingham is suing the city’s zoning board. Here's why: www.al.com/news/birming...

al.com

Data center company sues Birmingham’s zoning board over power structure denials

Nebius is taking its appeal of recent zoning decisions impacting its multibillion-dollar AI factory plans to court.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

BREAKING: Birmingham residents sue the city, data center company Nebius Inc., among others to stop the construction of a multibillion-dollar AI factory www.al.com/business/202...

al.com

Homeowners sue Birmingham, Nebius to block data center slated for Oxmoor Valley

Nebius has said it plans to start construction on the site in the coming months. These two residents hope to stop it.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

NEW: 31 physicians in Alabama now are registered with active licenses to recommend medical cannabis products to patients. Here's where they're located around the state: www.al.com/news/2026/05...

al.com

These are the first Alabama doctors who can recommend medical marijuana to patients

Most of the physicians are based in central and north Alabama.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

NEW: Today Birmingham city staff presented their draft of regulations that would be added to the city’s zoning ordinance. Once approved, these will apply to any future data center projects www.al.com/news/birming...

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‘Open for business, but there are extensive guardrails’: Birmingham weighs data center rules

The city council voted to push their vote on the regulations to the first week of June.

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

NEW: Mayor Randall Woodfin sat down for an exclusive interview with AL.com to address residents’ concerns about the planned Nebius AI factory. Here's what we know about the project's plans: www.al.com/news/birming...

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Hannah Denham @hdenham.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

NEW: Birmingham's mayor took to social media today to emphasize why he couldn't interfere with plans for a multibillion-dollar AI factory, despite recent pushback from residents. www.al.com/news/birming...

al.com

‘We acted’: Birmingham mayor weighs in on Oxmoor AI factory amid moratorium

The Birmingham City Council passed a six-month pause on new data center development in March.

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