Data Centers

The Last Word: DFW’s ‘Fastest-Growing Company’ CEO on Being David in a Goliath Industry

by | Nov 18, 2024
McKinney-based Maverick Power tops both Dallas Business Journal's Fast 50 and SMU's Dallas 100 private company rankings with record-breaking recent growth.
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Divcon Controls Appoints Ex‑Apple Exec as VP of Sustainability
by | Nov 15, 2024
Molly Ward spent seven years developing clean energy and sustainability programs and projects at Apple before coming to Dallas-based Divcon.
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With Offices in U.S., Canada, and Japan, Gray Construction Expands to Dallas
by | Nov 14, 2024
Gray said its investment in a global economic and cultural hub such as Dallas marks a strategic milestone for the company and reinforces its position as a global services provider.
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Dallas-Based DataBank Announces $2B Equity Raise Led by $1.5B from AustralianSuper
by | Oct 15, 2024
DataBank—which recently announced a planned 480MW data center campus south of Dallas—said the capital raise was oversubscribed and, in addition to the $1.5 billion from AustralianSuper, included another $483 million in commitments from "existing investors."
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Dallas’ CyrusOne Expands Senior Leadership Team with New Chief People Officer

by | Aug 23, 2024
The global data center developer and operator said Leslie Jones brings a wealth of experience from her previous role as chief human resources officer at Coalfire, a global cybersecurity company.
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From New North Texas HQ, LiquidStack Unveils Universal Cooling Solution for Power-Hungry Data Centers
by | Aug 22, 2024
Built for advanced computing applications such as generative AI, large language models, and HPC, the new CDU from Carrollton-based LiquidStack addresses a critical market need by helping alleviate supply constraints in the direct-to-chip liquid cooling segment, the company said.
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Applied Digital Appoints Former IBM Data & AI Exec as Its Chief Revenue Officer
by | Jul 26, 2024
Tom Burke brings more than a decade of experience in leading global sales and AI partnership strategies, including a former role as VP and head of global sales for IBM Data & AI.
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Dallas’ Ehvert Mission Critical Merges with California Company To Meet Hyperscale Data Center Demand
by | Jul 16, 2024
The merger creates a combined presence of over 3,600 team members in more than 90 offices around the world. Ehvert said the combination leverages its advanced engineering services, underpinned by "industry-leading virtual design and construction expertise," specifically around hyperscale data centers.
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KDC and University of Dallas Secure Rezoning Approval for Data Center Campus at ‘Mobility Crossroads’ in Irving

by | Jul 12, 2024
The Irving City Council has approved a rezoning application, putting KDC and the University of Dallas a step closer to developing a state-of-the-art data center campus near the university's main campus. The project is in the design phase, with completion anticipated for early 2027.
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Dallas-Based CyrusOne Secures $9.7B Credit Facility To Fund Data Center Growth
by | Jul 10, 2024
CyrusOne—which operates over 55 data centers across the U.S. and Europe—said it has taken steps in the past year to further meet customer demand for AI while enhancing the company’s sustainability goals. It aims to tap the billions in new debt capital primarily to fund existing and future development projects in the U.S.
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DataNovaX Announces $1 Billion Wichita Falls Data Center Amid North Texas Boom
Phase I is set to go live in December, followed by a transformative 550,000-square-foot Phase II expansion. The project offers an "excellent alternative" to the tight Dallas-Fort Worth data center market, according to the company's Wylie-based CEO.
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Divcon Controls Names Ex-CyrusOne Exec as New CEO

by | May 3, 2024
Data Center industry veteran Kevin Timmons takes the helm at Dallas-based Divcon Controls, a global systems integrator delivering facility management automation and monitoring solutions to the world’s biggest mission-critical data center operators.
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Denver’s STACK Infrastructure To Develop 100‑Acre, 220MW Data Center South of Dallas
by | Apr 29, 2024
Spanning 1.5 million square feet across six 36MW data centers, the "AI-ready" Lancaster campus has a planned delivery of mid-2026 and features committed power from ONCOR via a dedicated substation.
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In Joint Venture with Digital Realty, Mitsubishi Is Paying $265M for 65% Interest in Two Dallas-Area Data Centers
by | Mar 4, 2024
The joint venture with Austin-based Digital Realty, which has an office in Dallas, is for two data centers that are "100% pre-leased to an S&P 100 investment grade customer on a long-term basis," said Digital Realty—which is maintaining 35% interest in the projects.
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Big Demand Meets Tight Supply: JLL’s 2023 North American Data Center Report
by | Feb 29, 2024
If data centers are the bricks holding society together, then the power that operates them is the mortar, according to JLL’s new H2 2023 North American Data Center Report. Here's why demand has stayed strong, why supply has tightened, and why ChatGPT uses "roughly as much power as 33,000 households."
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