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Data center air systems manufacturer announces $36M plant in Botetourt
Munters Group AB will relocate 200 workers from Buena Vista next year
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Munters Group AB, a Sweden-based manufacturer of air treatment and cooling systems for data centers and other industrial applications, will invest $36 million to relocate its Buena Vista operations to
SW Va. aims to attract data centers via regional tax pact
Joint effort by five localities will build on recently passed state legislation
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As part of an effort to entice data centers to locate in the region, Southwest Virginia leaders announced Tuesday a joint agreement to set what will be Virginia’s lowest regional
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Equinix announces $95M Ashburn data center expansion
Calif.-based digital infrastructure company opens first phase of 124,000-sq-ft data center
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Redwood City, California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. has opened a new $95 million data center on its existing Ashburn campus, giving the company additional capacity. The two-story data center
Herndon data center development company acquired by Stockholm firm
EdgeConneX acquired by EQT Infrastructure
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Herndon-based data center development company EdgeConneX announced Thursday the closing of its acquisition by Stockholm-based EQT Infrastructure from an investor group led by Providence Equity Partners. Financial terms of the
A large data center could have $50M annual impact on SWVA, study finds
Economic development study makes case for locating data centers in former coal mining areas
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Southwest Virginia is well-positioned for data centers and a large data center could result in more than 2,000 jobs and $50 million in annual economic activity, according to the Project
Texas company starts building second data center in Ashburn
Aligned Energy LLC finished the first 60MW structure in 2019.
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Plano, Texas-based data center infrastructure company Aligned Energy LLC has started construction on its second data center in Loudoun County’s Ashburn area, the company announced Tuesday. Aligned finished construction on
The ‘stress test’ for data centers
During COVID-19 crisis, broadband consumption has risen 50% during daytime hours.
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The internet hasn’t blown up — yet. But the primary data center hub of the world — Loudoun County — where more than 70% of all internet traffic passes through
Ashburn data center company announces $2B European expansion
Based in California, Vantage Data Centers expanded to Va. in 2019
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Santa Clara, California-based data center campus company Vantage Data Centers, which opened an Ashburn location in 2019, will expand in Europe through a $2 billion investment, the company announced Monday.
Va.’s data center industry provided $4.5B in economic output in 2018
Northern Va. has the state's highest concentration of data center activity, followed by Central Va. and Hampton Roads
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In 2018, Virginia’s data center industry directly provided approximately $4.5 billion in economic output and employed more than 14,000 people, according to a study released Wednesday commissioned by the Northern