The University of Michigan has selected a 144-acre site in Ypsilanti Township for the development of a research computing center in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Representing Kathryn Haushalter of Saline Township, attorney Ellis Boal sent a letter to the Michigan State Tax Commission asking them to deny a tax abatement for the 250 […]

While the city of Corunna has yet to receive any proposals to develop a data center, the Shiawassee County Community has adopted an ordinance setting regulations on any prospective projects that would come to town, Matthew Bartow of The Argus-Press reports. In Augusta Charter Township, voters rejected a proposal to rezone more than 500 acres […]

Augusta Township in Washtenaw County has begun working to establish new proposed ordinance focused on “high resource demand facilities” including, data centers, battery storage facilities for energy, substations and switchyards, MLive’s Jennifer Eberbach reports. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) introduced legislation Thursday to bar large scale AI data centers from setting up shop or operating […]