Lou Hirsh

Data centers could triple water usage

The Trump administration is reportedly considering new import tariffs on certain semiconductors, potentially creating new cost-related obstacles for data center projects already facing mounting ...

Avid outdoorsman Chris Clark came prepared for the data center battles that are pitting the desire for economic development against concerns about threats to natural resources.

The former parent firm of Stone Brewing plans to lay off 220 workers as it closes three headquarters and production facilities in Escondido, California, reflecting effects of the nationwide ...

JLL has been tapped to market for sale a 22-property portfolio of data centers in 15 states owned by global investment firm Mapletree, amid soaring demand for the facilities that support artificial ...

Satellite technology developer Starcloud raised $250 million at a company valuation of $2.3 billion in its efforts to eventually scale artificial intelligence with orbital data centers. It joins ...

Data centers seen as growing election issue

Global construction services firm Skanska signed a $1.2 billion contract to build four data centers in the Southeast for an unnamed existing client. This comes as data centers continue moving through ...

Live Nation Entertainment plans to convert a historic former Wonder Bread factory in downtown San Diego into a live music hub, the latest move by the major venue operator to repurpose vintage real ...

Developer Darren Levitt knows his industry depends on selling what it builds. But he's found that not thinking about a sale has brought success to his firm.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI is teaming with SB Energy and chipmaker Nvidia on plans for a southern Ohio data center that would be among the largest such projects announced to date, coming as companies ...

Developer Darren Levitt just landed a Trader Joe’s grocery store at North City, the latest sign that his company’s 200-acre mixed-use development near San Diego has reached a pivotal point of ...

Data centers boost tech suppliers’ sales

A downtown San Diego apartment sale is the region’s largest of the year by total price and also among California’s biggest multifamily deals of 2026, possibly signaling rising demand for urban core ...

Bank of America has joined a growing contingent of major financial firms investing in the global buildout of artificial intelligence systems, launching a $250 billion, 18-month initiative focused on ...

Less than a third of new electricity infrastructure needed to support U.S. data center expansion may actually get built as projects are slowed by permitting and equipment delays, according to energy ...

Major data center users such as Amazon and Facebook parent Meta are increasingly turning to energy sources other than traditional power grids as escalating nationwide development of data centers ...