The judge said that Kendra Woodfin, a real estate broker and the mayor’s wife, won’t be subpoenaed now.

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Data centers move fast, but Oregon communities may be catching up.

The developer of Project Hazelnut offered a $165 million benefits package to Hazle Township, Pa.

A data center project promoted by a dark money campaign has fueled division, sparked recall efforts and left local officials dealing with threats — without ever being officially proposed.

A massive data center project triggered a wave of bans — and a wave of lawsuits — that is reshaping land use across New Jersey.

When small American communities say no to big data centers, some tech companies won’t take no for an answer.

The latest wave of data center battles has pushed some in rural Alabama to rethink their core beliefs.

Kendra Woodfin and her real estate firm were named in proposed subpoenas for records related to the Nebius project.

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

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

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.

County commissions are grappling with how to navigate their own lack of authority amid rising pressure from their constituents to regulate data centers.

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

The company is connected to a potential data center project in Tuscaloosa County, as well as major projects across the country.

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

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

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

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

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The Lowndes County Commission voted to pursue zoning authority, but officials said this won’t affect the $1.5 billion development, Project Red Clay.

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

More than a dozen data centers are currently operating, under construction or proposed across the state. Here's what we know about these developments.

QTS is funding the new scholarship program called "Bessemer Built."

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

Greater Birmingham Humane Society CEO Allison Black Cornelius says the nonprofit is looking for a backup location for its new medical campus.

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

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

The city is holding a town hall with the data center company to share more information about the proposal with residents on Aug. 12.

Nebius representatives said the company won't expand its site that's currently under construction in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley.

The closure is scheduled for September.

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

Newly released records show 3 public officials in the small city signed an NDA with the developer of the controversial $14 billion data center.

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

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

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

This marks the fourth known city in Alabama to approve a moratorium on data centers.

The Alabama city became the latest to pause new or expanding data center applications.

Any future changes to the company's campus, or any other data center projects, will be subject to Birmingham’s updated zoning ordinance for data centers.

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

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

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

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