Data-center buildout in Iowa, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Sep 14	WQAD	Clinton community raises awareness with No Data Center Concert↗ WQAD Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 12	Clinton Herald	Data center ordinance meetings continue, at times contentiously↗ Clinton Herald Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 11	The Ames Tribune	Boone lands Lightedge data center after Ames delays decision↗ The Ames Tribunealso carried by 1 other outlet Water	Boone County, IA City of Ames, IA City of Boone, IA	us/ia/boone us/ia/story/city/ames us/ia/boone/city/boone
Sep 11	Sioux City Journal ($)	Google proposes to reimburse Salix for independent advisors to review data center project↗ Sioux City Journal ($) Siting	City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Sep 11	The Des Moines Register	Iowa group claims Alliant hiding true cost of adding data center power↗ The Des Moines Register Power and grid+, Approved or advancing	Iowa	us/ia
Sep 11	News From The States	Clean Energy group calls for more public scrutiny of data center energy costs↗ News From The States Power and grid	Iowa	us/ia
Sep 10	KIOW	Rezoning Change in Hancock County Denied↗ KIOW Siting−, Denied or halted	Hancock County, IA	us/ia/hancock
Sep 10	KCCI	Iowa county enacts moratorium on new data center projects↗ KCCIalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: TelegraphHerald.com · Radio Iowa · KIWA Radio · weareiowa.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Boone County, IA Madison County, IA City of Dubuque, IA	us/ia/boone us/ia/madison us/ia/dubuque/city/dubuque
Sep 10	Sioux City Journal ($)	Exclusive: Documents show Salix mayor, council knew of possible data center project early on↗ Sioux City Journal ($) Siting	City of Salix, IA Woodbury County, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/woodbury
Sep 9	Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier	Waterloo approves three-month freeze on data center development↗ Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier More coverage: Radio Iowa · Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Waterloo, IA	us/ia/black-hawk/city/waterloo
Sep 8	ktiv.com	Ida County shares first draft of data center ordinance↗ ktiv.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	Ida County, IA	us/ia/ida
Sep 8	kimt.com	Mason City considers future of newly rezoned land, data center among possibilities↗ kimt.com Water	City of Mason City, IA	us/ia/cerro-gordo/city/mason-city
Sep 8	Daily Gate City	Fort Madison Planning & Zoning Commission to continue researching data center-related ordinances↗ Daily Gate City Siting	City of Fort Madison, IA	us/ia/lee/city/fort-madison
Sep 7	KGAN	Free concert planned in Clinton to protest proposed hyperscale data center↗ KGAN Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 7	Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier	Waterloo council to consider 3-month moratorium on data centers Tuesday↗ Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier More coverage: Times Republican Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Waterloo, IA Marshall County, IA	us/ia/black-hawk/city/waterloo us/ia/marshall
Sep 3	Sioux City Journal ($)	Google creates website to provide info, updates on possible Salix data center↗ Sioux City Journal ($) Siting	City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Sep 3	Clinton Herald	Deliberations on data center setbacks and more to continue↗ Clinton Herald Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 2	The Quad-City Times	1,500-foot setback? Berms? Clinton council, residents debate data center regulations↗ The Quad-City Times Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 2	WQAD	Clinton City Council combs through data center ordinance↗ WQAD More coverage: WQAD Siting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Sep 2	kiwaradio.com	District 4 Candidate Garth Van Donselaar Calls for Data Center Regulations , Questions PathOne – KIWA Radio↗ kiwaradio.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	Sioux County, IA Iowa	us/ia/sioux us/ia
Sep 1	cbs2iowa.com	Iowans , local GOP official react to Trump social media post on data centers↗ cbs2iowa.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Linn County, IA	us/ia/linn
Sep 1	KWWL	Peosta City Council Releases Data Center Survey Results↗ KWWL Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Peosta, IA	us/ia/dubuque/city/peosta
Aug 31	Siouxland Public Media	First Woodbury County town hall meeting concerning data centers takes place Monday↗ Siouxland Public Mediaalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	Woodbury County, IA City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Aug 31	97X	Clinton Resident's Are Taking on Iowa's Largest Proposed Data Center With Free Concert↗ 97X Water	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Aug 31	westerniowatoday.com	State News: Health Insurance Stress, Data Center Moratorium and Referee Shortage↗ westerniowatoday.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Marshalltown, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown
Aug 30	thegazette.com ($)	Column: Data centers can be built the right way in Iowa↗ thegazette.com ($) Water	Linn County, IA City of Palo, IA	us/ia/linn us/ia/linn/city/palo
Aug 29	Times Republican	Marshalltown residents voice data center questions during well-attended community roundtable↗ Times Republican More coverage: ktiv.com Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Marshalltown, IA Woodbury County, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown us/ia/woodbury
Aug 28	Siouxland Public Media	Two officials weigh process for vetting the possibility of data centers coming to Salix or Woodbury County↗ Siouxland Public Media Siting	Woodbury County, IA City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Aug 28	KIWA Radio	Hinson Previews Sixth Annual BBQ Bash, Discusses Northwest Iowa Issues↗ KIWA Radioalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	Sioux County, IA	us/ia/sioux
Aug 27	Quad Cities Business Journal	Clinton to consider ordinance on proposed data center project↗ Quad Cities Business Journalalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WVIK, Quad Cities NPR · wvik.org WaterSubsidiesSiting	City of Clinton, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton
Aug 27	Times Republican	Prospective Marshalltown data center developer fields questions from council, public -↗ Times Republicanalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Times Republican · kcci.com · KDSM · weareiowa.com · +3 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Marshalltown, IA Marshall County, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown us/ia/marshall
Aug 26	thegazette.com ($)	Waste board targets buildup of Cedar Rapids data center debris↗ thegazette.com ($) Siting	Linn County, IA City of Cedar Rapids, IA	us/ia/linn us/ia/linn/city/cedar-rapids
Aug 26	The Ames Tribune	Ames seeks experts for data center study as selection process starts↗ The Ames Tribunealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Iowa State Daily · Dispatch Argus SitingSubsidies	City of Ames, IA	us/ia/story/city/ames
Aug 26	timesrepublican.com	City council passes second and third readings of data center moratorium , hears from prospective developer↗ timesrepublican.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KIWA Radio · KWBG Radio | Boone, Iowa · Southeast Iowa Union · KTVO Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Marshalltown, IA Emmet County, IA Boone County, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown us/ia/emmet us/ia/boone
Aug 26	KTIV	After Ida County, PathOne holds data center meeting for Hull residents↗ KTIV Water	Sioux County, IA	us/ia/sioux
Aug 25	Radio Iowa	Central Iowa city joins chorus in passing data center moratorium↗ Radio Iowaalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KTIV · KCAU 9 News · Northwest Iowa Now · Explore Okoboji · +1 more Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Marshalltown, IA Emmet County, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown us/ia/emmet
Aug 25	Iowa State Daily	Ames City Council to discuss property tax impacts, data center Tuesday↗ Iowa State Daily Subsidies	City of Ames, IA	us/ia/story/city/ames
Aug 25	KCRG	Zach Lahn proposed this change for data centers↗ KCRG Siting−, Denied or halted	Iowa	us/ia
Aug 25	KTIV	Arthur residents question PathOne’s data center plans↗ KTIV Water	Ida County, IA	us/ia/ida
Aug 24	News From The States	Zach Lahn calls for state regulation of data centers, surveillance cameras↗ News From The Statesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Iowa Capital Dispatch · KWQC · thegazette.com Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Iowa	us/ia
Aug 23	KSCJ 1360	Despite protests, Salix leaders vote to proceed with data center project↗ KSCJ 1360 Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Salix, IA Woodbury County, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/woodbury
Aug 21	TelegraphHerald.com	IN TH FIRST: Developer: Karis interested in potential Peosta data center site↗ TelegraphHerald.com Siting	City of Peosta, IA	us/ia/dubuque/city/peosta
Aug 21	Sioux City Journal ($)	Salix City Council denies one-year data center moratorium↗ Sioux City Journal ($) More coverage: Sioux City Journal Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salix, IA City of Sioux City, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/woodbury/city/sioux-city
Aug 19	Sioux City Journal ($)	Tim Skidmore wins official seat on Salix City Council amid data center debates↗ Sioux City Journal ($) Siting	City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix
Aug 18	Siouxland Public Media	Salix meeting on data center issue rescheduled to August 20 & residents voting Tuesday to fill city council vacancy↗ Siouxland Public Media Siting	City of Salix, IA Woodbury County, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/woodbury
Aug 17	KWWL	Data center freeze? Waterloo council meets on new limits↗ KWWLalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier · KWWL Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Waterloo, IA	us/ia/black-hawk/city/waterloo
Aug 17	KWWL	Dubuque council works on data center rules tonight↗ KWWL Siting	City of Dubuque, IA	us/ia/dubuque/city/dubuque
Aug 17	kciiradio.com	Jefferson County Board of Supervisors Approve Data Center Ordinance, Immediately Impose Moratorium↗ kciiradio.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Jefferson County, IA	us/ia/jefferson
Aug 15	Times Republican	P&Z Commission recommends approval of comprehensive plan, hears from Alliant on data centers↗ Times Republican Siting	City of Marshalltown, IA	us/ia/marshall/city/marshalltown
Aug 14	TelegraphHerald.com	Data center water use regulation complicated, Iowa experts say↗ TelegraphHerald.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KCRG Water	Dubuque County, IA City of Dubuque, IA Iowa	us/ia/dubuque us/ia/dubuque/city/dubuque us/ia
Aug 13	Siouxland Public Media	As Ida County mulls data center moratorium, Salix aims to set next city meeting on plans↗ Siouxland Public Media Siting	City of Salix, IA Ida County, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/ida
Aug 13	Sioux County Radio	No Developers Present at First Open House for Potential Sioux County Data Center↗ Sioux County Radioalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	Sioux County, IA	us/ia/sioux
Aug 12	The Des Moines Register	Data center turmoil in western Iowa brings death, terrorist threats↗ The Des Moines Register More coverage: Iowa Public Radio · Storm Lake Times Pilot · GovTech Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salix, IA Woodbury County, IA Iowa	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix us/ia/woodbury us/ia
Aug 12	The Quad-City Times	Clinton city council to hold roundtable session on proposed data center ordinance↗ The Quad-City Timesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Quad-City Times · Muscatine Journal · Daily Nonpareil Siting	City of Clinton, IA City of Ames, IA	us/ia/clinton/city/clinton us/ia/story/city/ames
Aug 12	The Quad-City Times	Salix City Council meeting on data center postponed due to death threats↗ The Quad-City Timesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo · yahoo.com Siting	City of Salix, IA	us/ia/woodbury/city/salix

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