Hannah Denham

Newly released records show 3 public officials in the small city signed an NDA with the developer of the controversial $14 billion data center.

A town hall for residents to learn more about the data center proposal is scheduled for July 28.

Alabama’s Jack Daniel’s whiskey barrel-making plant will shut down by September, according to a notice filed with the state. Alabama Cooperage in Trinity announced the closure scheduled for Sept. 14

The city is holding a town hall with the data center company to share more information about the proposal with residents on Aug. 11.

Nebius representatives said the company won't expand its site that's currently under construction in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley.

Fairfield's mayor revealed the name of the Missouri-based AI infrastructure company proposing a colocation data center in the city during a tense meeting on Monday night.

So far, temporary bans on data centers in Alabama have been at the city level. But pressure is growing for action from the state.

As more local governments in Alabama rush to restrict new data centers, Democrats running for the state's top two elected offices are calling for a statewide ban – at least temporarily.

The facility produces specialty chemicals for the plastics and automotive industries.

A data center company bought a portion of the former Golden Flake factory in Birmingham right next door to its current campus, according to county records.