Illinois issued the first permit for an $18 billion data-centre campus covering up to 472 acres; an 800,000-sq-ft first building moves ahead as neighbours say they learned too late to weigh in
A massive data-centre campus planned in Grayslake, Illinois, has moved a step closer to construction after the village issued its first building permit, paving the way for an 800,000-square-foot facility. The larger development is expected to involve as much as $18 billion in private investment, but the project has also triggered opposition from residents who…