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Here’s a way to use the data center boom to build a new economy in some communities
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (438+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in When the big tobacco companies reached a legal settlement over health care costs with 46 states in 1998, those states were in line for a major windfall of money calculated…...
New governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1431+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in Last year, a group of mostly Democratic Virginia legislators introduced a set of bills to deal with data center proliferation. Then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered a State of the…...
Data center campus announced for Wythe County
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (827+ words) Big Stone Gap focuses on its undefeated team, not its fugitive coach A developer will set up a data center campus in Wythe County to support artificial intelligence and other advanced computing services, officials said Friday. The developer, Solis Arx,…...
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (941+ words) Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket set to headline FloydFest Virginia has received federal approval for its plan to connect about 133,000 residences, business and community buildings to high-speed internet service. Virginia and 17 other states and territories may proceed with their…...
Virginia has one of the highest utility disconnection rates in the nation. The data center boom will make things worse.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (402+ words) 2 unlikely brothers have led Glenvar to the doorstep of a state championship The lab doesn't have information for all 50 states. But among the 23 states that reported data, Virginia had the highest disconnection rate. Things are about to get even worse....
The famous claim that 70% of the world’s internet traffic goes through Northern Virginia is wrong
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) Woman rescued in Russell County after being sucked into a culvert during flash floods Some things we simply know to be true. The sky is blue. Two plus two equals four. And 70% of the world's internet traffic goes through Northern…...
Effort to bring high-speed internet to rural America has a new wrinkle: a push toward Starlink
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1137+ words) Rural living has always suited Andy Washburn and his family. Home affordability is better, and they like the Montgomery County school system, so they made their home in the Catawba Valley. It's close enough to town and city amenities " but…...
Google data center is a good fit for Botetourt because it’s in an industrial park
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (248+ words) Did you miss this story? Two baby giraffes are missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo. Folks in Botetourt County have been very clear about what they expect from their board of supervisors, and I'm proud to represent the Blue Ridge…...
Why Google’s data center project in Botetourt gets applause while others don’t and how the planning for it began long before the web even existed
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Did you miss this story? Two baby giraffes are missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo. When Prince William County approved three rezonings for the Prince William Digital Gateway complex of data centers, neighbors went to court. When a developer proposed…...
Google buys Botetourt County land for data center plans
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (782+ words) Did you miss this story? Two baby giraffes are missing from the Natural Bridge Zoo. Google has bought more than 300 acres in a Botetourt County industrial park to potentially build a data center campus there, officials announced Tuesday. The tech…...