Data center leasing remains strong in Chicago area
Even before the supercharged ecommerce boom, initiated this same time one year ago during the early stages of the pandemic, the data center business was…
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Chicago named number two data center market in the world
As economically devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, imagine if it had occurred 10, 15 or 20 years ago, when our interconnectivity wasn’t as…
Comcast Business connects fiber network to Digital Crossroads data center in Hammond
Comcast Business has connected its high-speed Ethernet fiber network to Digital Crossroads, a recently commissioned data center campus in Hammond, Indiana, in the Chicago market. Comcast’s…
Data center performance stretches into the clouds
As they are no longer merely the domain of enterprise users, demand for data centers has skyrocketed in recent years with more information moving to…
Aligned closes $1 billion credit facility and first-ever U.S. data center sustainability-linked financing
Dallas-based data center provider Aligned announced completion of a $1 billion senior secured credit facility that is the first U.S. data center sustainability-linked financing. The…
The experts agree: Data centers and e-commerce are seeing staggering activity during the pandemic
It was an event unlike any other—which is saying a lot in 2020. The 17th annual CIP Industrial Summit attracted over 160 CRE professionals, some…
Chicago sees sixth-most data center leasing in North America in H1 2020
Driven by demand from social media and cloud services companies, as well as new tax incentive legislation, Chicago saw the sixth-most data center leasing activity…
Facebook to build $800 million data center in DeKalb
Social media giant Facebook has set its sights on northern Illinois for a new data center. The Menlo Park, California-based tech firm announced that it…
The proof is in the stocks: Data center REITs outperforming turmoil
The markets have faced turbulent waters since the beginning of the year, buffeted about by the pandemic. All asset class stocks were headed down a…
CoreSite expands in Chicago with opening of CH2 Data Center
CoreSite Realty Corporation announced the opening of Phase 1 of its new ground-up data center development in Chicago. The 169,000-square-foot facility, known as “CH2,” will…