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PRIME REAL ESTATE: Amazon plans its largest-ever store near Chicago, blending big-box retail with last-mile fulfillment under 1 roof. Read more here.
MYTH BUSTERS: Debunking the top 11 misconceptions about institutional homebuyers. Read more here.
CRYPTO CREA: 5 commercial real estate units sell for $14M in cryptocurrency in Miami. PLAYERS: Natalia Karayaneva, Diego Ojeda. Read more here.
HOLD STEADY: Commercial real estate investing outlook steady for 2026 as LaSalle sticks to income assets. Read more here.


DATA CENTER: Crusoe and Tallgrass win approval for 1.8GW campus near Cheyenne, WY. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: $1B data center planned for Southern Ohio. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Microsoft proposes 15 more data centers in Mount Pleasant, WI, expanding $13B campus plan. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Crow Holdings plans 245MW speculative data center project in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. PLAYER: Michael Levy. Read more here.
DATA CENTER: Texas will be top data center market in 2 years, experts say. Read more here.
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RENEWABLES: ACCIONA Energía to sell US solar and Mexico wind assets for $1B, retain majority stake. Read more here.
RENEWABLES: ENGIE, Ares expand partnership with 730MW US solar and wind portfolio. PLAYERS: Dave Carroll, Steve Porto. Read more here.
SOLAR: Estuary Power completes 185MW Nevada solar-plus-storage project, delivering power to casino operators. PLAYER: Jill Daniel. Read more here.
SOLAR: Aspen Power raises $200M from Deutsche Bank to scale community solar and storage platform. PLAYER: Jorge Vargas, Jeremy Eisman. Read more here.
SOLAR: SolaREIT buys land enabling 39MW Pennsylvania solar project for Denham Capital affiliate Solops. PLAYER: Laura Pagliarulo, Matt Rosenblum. Read more here.

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