Data-center buildout in Ohio, as reported

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Oct 3	Findlay News | The Courier ($)	Allen Twp working to adopt data center rules↗ Findlay News | The Courier ($) Siting	Allen Township, OH (named in coverage)	—
Oct 2	circlevilleherald.com ($)	Letter to the Editor: For Mayor Clark and the Members of Ashville Village Council↗ circlevilleherald.com ($) Water	Village of Ashville, OH	us/oh/pickaway/village/ashville
Oct 2	Spectrum News	Data center ban: City discussing ‘benefits,’ residents call ‘bribing’↗ Spectrum Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Spectrum News WaterSiting	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 2	Yahoo	Trenton Council Introduces Legislation Ahead of November Data Center Vote↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WCPO 9 News SitingSubsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 1	WKBN.com	Hubbard residents to vote yes or no on data center ban↗ WKBN.comalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting	City of Hubbard, OH	us/oh/trumbull/city/hubbard
Oct 1	Journal-News.com ($)	Trenton proposes legislation to tie tax holiday, YMCA discounts to data center vote↗ Journal-News.com ($) Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 1	10TV	Columbus City Council approves regulations on high-water-use facilities, like data centers↗ 10TV Water−, Denied or halted	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Oct 1	WKYC	Stark County couple pushes back against proposed data center: 'Farmland that can never be replaced'↗ WKYC Water	City of Canton, OH Stark County, OH	us/oh/stark/city/canton us/oh/stark
Oct 1	Journal-News.com ($)	Amazon to host open house in Trenton on data center project↗ Journal-News.com ($) Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 29	Chronicle Telegram ($)	Amherst Council advances data center moratorium↗ Chronicle Telegram ($) More coverage: Journal-News.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Amherst, OH Warren County, OH	us/oh/lorain/city/amherst us/oh/warren
Sep 29	Cleveland.com ($)	Cleveland to hold Tuesday night hearing on data centers as council moratorium nears expiration↗ Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Yahoo · WKYC Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Sep 29	thisweeknews.com	We've had enough. Grove City's fight to control data centers won't stop growth | Letters↗ thisweeknews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Grove City, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city
Sep 29	chillicothegazette.com ($)	What did the February letter from city say about data center zoning?↗ chillicothegazette.com ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 29	whas11.com	Mercer County blocks data center near Shaker Village, seeks more protections↗ whas11.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, OH	us/oh/mercer
Sep 29	WTOL	Oregon mayor pushes back on Vantage data center timeline as referendum nears↗ WTOLalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WTOL Subsidies	City of Oregon, OH	us/oh/lucas/city/oregon
Sep 29	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	How a $1 billion data center fell apart in Ohio↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) More coverage: morningagclips.com · remio.ai Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Hamilton, OH Butler County, OH Ashville, OH (named in coverage)	us/oh/butler/city/hamilton us/oh/butler —
Sep 27	WTOL	Draft agreement outlines details of proposed Oregon data center↗ WTOLalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Oregon, OH	us/oh/lucas/city/oregon
Sep 27	Scioto Post	A Conversation With Chillicothe Mayor Feeney on the Data Center Issue↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: 91.7 WVXU · Chillicothe Gazette · Chillicothe Gazette · NBC4 WCMH-TV · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH City of Cincinnati, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe us/oh/hamilton/city/cincinnati
Sep 25	WKYC	Cleveland residents speak out on proposed data centers during first public hearing↗ WKYC More coverage: Cleveland.com Siting	City of Cleveland, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Sep 25	91.7 WVXU	St. Bernard approves data center moratorium; Ivorydale proposal could still happen↗ 91.7 WVXUalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WKRC · WCPO 9 News Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of St. Bernard, OH	us/oh/hamilton/village/st-bernard
Sep 24	614NOW	Multiple Central Ohio cities voting on permanent data center bans↗ 614NOW More coverage: Lexington Herald Leader · Yahoo Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Grove City, OH City of Pataskala, OH Village of Granville, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city us/oh/licking/city/pataskala us/oh/licking/village/granville
Sep 24	Canton Repository	New $2.9 billion data center proposed in Canton. Here's what to know↗ Canton Repositoryalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Alliance Review Power and gridWater	City of Canton, OH Stark County, OH	us/oh/stark/city/canton us/oh/stark
Sep 23	WVXU	St. Bernard considers data center moratorium amid proposal for old Ivorydale site↗ WVXU Siting	Village of St. Bernard, OH	us/oh/hamilton/village/st-bernard
Sep 22	Farm and Dairy	Is a data center coming to Conneaut, Ohio? Some residents think so, and they want to stop it.↗ Farm and Dairy Siting	City of Conneaut, OH	us/oh/ashtabula/city/conneaut
Sep 22	Canton Repository	Is Alliance getting a data center? It looks like it. Here's where↗ Canton Repository Siting	City of Alliance, OH	us/oh/stark/city/alliance
Sep 22	Record Herald	Fayette Co. commissioners approve temporary data center moratorium↗ Record Herald More coverage: Chronicle Telegram · WFMJ · Warren County Post Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, OH City of Amherst, OH Ohio	us/oh/fayette us/oh/lorain/city/amherst us/oh
Sep 21	WTAP	What Ohio’s Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates say about data centers↗ WTAP Siting−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh
Sep 21	National Review	The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town↗ National Reviewalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Scioto Post · iHeart · Scioto Post Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Pike County, OH Village of Piketon, OH City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/pike us/oh/pike/village/piketon us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 20	WLWT	Ohio Supreme Court blocks citizen-led Wilmington data center referendum from appearing on ballot↗ WLWT More coverage: Engineering News-Record Water−, Denied or halted	City of Wilmington, OH Clinton County, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/clinton
Sep 18	Scioto Valley Guardian	Fayette Co. commissioners to authorize L-H Battery deals, weigh data center freeze↗ Scioto Valley Guardian Siting−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, OH	us/oh/fayette
Sep 18	local12.com	Court rules proposed Wilmington data center ordinance cannot go before voters↗ local12.com More coverage: WKEF · thecentersquare.com Water−, Denied or halted	City of Wilmington, OH Clinton County, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/clinton
Sep 18	Journal-News.com ($)	Trenton voters will decide on a data center ban: Election 2026↗ Journal-News.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: news-herald.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH Lake County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler us/oh/lake
Sep 18	Signal Cleveland	Cleveland data center hearings: When and where↗ Signal Cleveland More coverage: Ideastream · record-courier.com Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County, OH Portage County, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga us/oh/portage
Sep 17	10TV	Licking County neighborhood raises concerns over proposed rezoning for data center↗ 10TValso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: 10tv.com SitingWater	Licking County, OH Etna Township, OH	us/oh/licking us/oh/licking/twp/etna
Sep 17	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Data center opponents press Columbus for moratorium at public hearing↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	94.3 WKKJ	What Was Learned in Chillicothe Council’s Data Center Review Session?↗ 94.3 WKKJalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Chillicothe Gazette Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 16	WFMJ	McDonald council to weigh emergency data center moratorium↗ WFMJ More coverage: WFMJ · WKBN.com · The Vindicator · Tribune Chronicle · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of McDonald, OH	us/oh/trumbull/village/mcdonald
Sep 16	abc6onyourside.com	Columbus City Council to update residents on proposed data center legislation Wednesday↗ abc6onyourside.com Water	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	The Business Journals ($)	Property owners withdraw 601-acre annexation petition for Amazon's $5B data center↗ The Business Journals ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 16	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Columbus seeks bigger water payments from data centers↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($) More coverage: Yahoo WaterSiting	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Hilliard withdraws appeal of fuel cell power for Amazon data center↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($) More coverage: The Business Journals · Yahoo Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Hilliard, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/hilliard
Sep 15	WVXU	Trenton withdraws request to annex land for data center. What's next?↗ WVXU Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler
Sep 15	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	SW Ohio city abruptly withdraws petition for Amazon data center↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hamilton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/hamilton
Sep 15	WFMJ	Developer addresses ‘misconceptions’ on eve of McDonald data center forum↗ WFMJ More coverage: WFMJ WaterSiting	Village of McDonald, OH	us/oh/trumbull/village/mcdonald
Sep 15	The VW independent	Stevens shares updates on incentive negotiations, more↗ The VW independent Subsidies	City of Van Wert, OH Van Wert County, OH	us/oh/van-wert/city/van-wert us/oh/van-wert
Sep 15	Chillicothe Gazette ($)	Chillicothe City Council removes moratorium on data centers↗ Chillicothe Gazette ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: NBC4 WCMH-TV · Scioto Post · Scioto Post Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 15	Bryan Times	Pioneer puts moratorium on data centers↗ Bryan Timesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WTVG Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Pioneer, OH	us/oh/williams/village/pioneer
Sep 15	WTVG	Lima puts pause on future data center projects as city evaluates standards↗ WTVGalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: LimaOhio.com · GovTech · Toledo Blade Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Lima, OH	us/oh/allen/city/lima
Sep 14	Fremont News-Messenger ($)	Data center unlikely in Ballville Township, trustee says↗ Fremont News-Messenger ($) More coverage: Fremont News-Messenger Siting−, Denied or halted	Ballville Township, OH	us/oh/sandusky/twp/ballville
Sep 14	95.3 WKTN	Kenton City Council to Consider Data Center Moratorium Tonight↗ 95.3 WKTN More coverage: KPVI Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Kenton, OH Ohio	us/oh/hardin/city/kenton us/oh
Sep 14	Scioto Post	Chillicothe Council Continues Debate on Data Center Tonight after Review a Week Ago↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Scioto Valley Guardian Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 14	Chillicothe Gazette	Public hearing planned for 51-mile AEP transmission project↗ Chillicothe Gazette Power and grid	Ohio Jackson County, OH Pike County, OH	us/oh us/oh/jackson us/oh/pike
Sep 14	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	Ohio county could pave way for data center after townships said no↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) Siting	Butler County, OH City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 12	Findlay News | The Courier ($)	Findlay's proposed data center zoning gets rewrite↗ Findlay News | The Courier ($) More coverage: Review Times Siting	City of Findlay, OH	us/oh/hancock/city/findlay
Sep 12	Canton Repository	Stark County's Alignment Engine proposes data center in Chillicothe↗ Canton Repository Water	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 11	Athens County Independent	Dover Township discusses data center concerns↗ Athens County Independent Siting	Athens County, OH City of Athens, OH	us/oh/athens us/oh/athens/city/athens
Sep 11	bizjournals.com ($)	$5B Amazon data center project pits city against townships in Butler County↗ bizjournals.com ($) Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler
Sep 11	cleveland.com ($)	Stow sets regulations for future data centers on water, energy, noise↗ cleveland.com ($) Water	City of Stow, OH	us/oh/summit/city/stow
Sep 11	The Columbus Dispatch	Controversial Worthington zoning change leads citizens to push for referendum↗ The Columbus Dispatch Siting	City of Worthington, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/worthington
Sep 11	Bryan Times	Developer plans data center in Pioneer↗ Bryan Times Water	Village of Pioneer, OH	us/oh/williams/village/pioneer
Sep 11	WKRC	San Francisco company pitches data center in Clermont County despite local moratorium↗ WKRCalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	Pierce Township, OH Clermont County, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce us/oh/clermont
Sep 10	Record-Courier	Shalersville meeting devolves into shouting match, data center passes↗ Record-Courier Siting+, Approved or advancing	Shalersville Township, OH Portage County, OH	us/oh/portage/twp/shalersville us/oh/portage
Sep 10	Sent-trib	BG rallies against Husted and his role in bringing data centers to Ohio↗ Sent-trib Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Wood County, OH	us/oh/wood
Sep 10	wowo.com	Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno Calls for End to Data Center Tax Subsidies↗ wowo.com More coverage: Morning Journal · Yahoo · Cleveland.com · Cleveland.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh
Sep 10	WVXU	Pierce Township extends data center moratorium↗ WVXU More coverage: FOX19 | Cincinnati · Hoodline · wcpo.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Pierce Township, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce
Sep 10	yahoo.com	Licking County communities continue data center ballot fight↗ yahoo.com Siting	Village of Johnstown, OH City of Heath, OH	us/oh/licking/village/johnstown us/oh/licking/city/heath
Sep 9	Chillicothe Gazette	Five things we learned at Alignment Engine's data center presentation↗ Chillicothe Gazette Water	City of Chillicothe, OH Ross County, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe us/oh/ross
Sep 9	PressReader	PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions↗ PressReader Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Miamisburg, OH	us/oh/montgomery/city/miamisburg
Sep 9	WSYX	Chillicothe demands transparency as data center details emerge amid NDA scandal↗ WSYX Siting	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 9	Chillicothe Gazette ($)	Community gets chance to ask about new data center in Chillicothe↗ Chillicothe Gazette ($) More coverage: 10TV WaterSiting	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 8	Cleveland.com ($)	Moreno wants federal tax to offset data-center breaks. Congress considered broader idea before↗ Cleveland.com ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh
Sep 7	urbanacitizen.com	Mad River Twp. Zoning Commission advances proposed data center definition↗ urbanacitizen.com More coverage: Record-Courier SitingWater	Mad River Township, OH (named in coverage) Shalersville Township, OH	— us/oh/portage/twp/shalersville
Sep 6	Cleveland.com ($)	Westlake City Council adopts ordinance placing temporary moratorium on approval of data centers↗ Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Hoodline · WKBN.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Westlake, OH City of Warren, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/westlake us/oh/trumbull/city/warren
Sep 5	Marysville Matters	MEVSD shoots down Flock rumor as false | Jerome’s newest data center project quietly makes progress | Impact Stadium field named after former MHS coach↗ Marysville Matters Siting+, Approved or advancing	Jerome Township, OH City of Marysville, OH Union County, OH	us/oh/union/twp/jerome us/oh/union/city/marysville us/oh/union
Sep 5	The Marion Star ($)	Will data centers be banned in Marion? City council to discuss↗ The Marion Star ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Marion, OH	us/oh/marion/city/marion
Sep 5	Scioto Valley Guardian	Ashville council to weigh repeal of data center deal↗ Scioto Valley Guardian Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of Ashville, OH Pickaway County, OH	us/oh/pickaway/village/ashville us/oh/pickaway
Sep 4	Cleveland.com ($)	An Ohio data-center fight exposes a frightening contempt for voters↗ Cleveland.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Journal-News.com Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH Ohio	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler us/oh
Sep 4	fox19.com	Wilmington sued over ‘emergency’ rezoning for proposed data center↗ fox19.com More coverage: cantonrep.com · Yahoo SubsidiesWaterSiting	City of Wilmington, OH Stark County, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/stark
Sep 4	FOX19 | Cincinnati	Tri-State resident sues to block ‘emergency’ rezoning for data center↗ FOX19 | Cincinnatialso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Wilmington, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington
Sep 4	Scioto Post	Data Center Developer to Present at Chillicothe Council Review Session↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: iHeart Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 4	WKRC	Voters in local city to decide data center ban as annexation dispute remains unresolved↗ WKRC Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler
Sep 4	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Grove City Council puts charter amendment from anti-data center group on Nov. 3 ballot↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Grove City, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city
Sep 3	Cleveland.com ($)	Ohio senator wants to wipe out data center tax breaks nationwide↗ Cleveland.com ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: CPA Practice Advisor · Ohio Capital Journal · WKYC Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh
Sep 3	Cleveland.com ($)	Ohio Supreme Court sides with voters in fight over local ballot access↗ Cleveland.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Spectrum News · spectrumnews1.com · cincinnati.com · Yahoo · +4 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Village of Ashville, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/pickaway/village/ashville
Sep 3	The Cool Down	Ohio city eyes $4B Amazon data center after 'emergency' vote fails↗ The Cool Down More coverage: yahoo.com Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	City of Wilmington, OH City of Piqua, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/miami/city/piqua
Sep 3	WFMJ	Newton Falls council voting on data center moratorium↗ WFMJ More coverage: WFMJ · WFMJ Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Newton Falls, OH	us/oh/trumbull/village/newton-falls
Sep 2	WHIO TV	Miamisburg joins growing list of Ohio towns pausing data center growth↗ WHIO TV Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Miamisburg, OH	us/oh/montgomery/city/miamisburg
Sep 2	wvxu.org	Small data center company eyes land near Beckjord power plant in Pierce Township↗ wvxu.org Water	Pierce Township, OH Clermont County, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce us/oh/clermont

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