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LAB RATS: Life sciences lab leasing still below pre-pandemic levels, although Boston and Raleigh-Durham show stabilization. Read more here.
BOT BLOCK: Fundrise CEO Benjamin Miller on the barriers to AI in real estate. Read more here.
GRID LOCKED: Google, Tesla, and Carrier launch lobbying group to push smarter use of existing US grid capacity. Read more here.
HOUSE RULES: Build-to-rent developers warn Senate housing bill provision could stall new rental home construction. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: H5 Data Centers acquires 3 data center facilities. PLAYERS: Josh Simms, Ted Mocarski, Derek Gillespie, Bob DeSantis. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: QTS seeks $510M ABS refinancing backed by Phoenix and Richmond data centers. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: How a pin-setting machine in a North Dakota bowling alley unlocked a 900 AC data center campus. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Google plans 3 data centers at Botetourt County, VA, campus. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Data center boom helped Turner reach a record $29.2B revenue and $44.3B backlog in 2025. Read more here.
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SOLAR: TerraForm Power expands US solar pipeline with 1.56 GW Steward Creek project in Illinois. Read more here.
SOLAR: Cypress Creek acquires 2.5 GW solar and 2.9 GWh storage project in Arkansas. PLAYERS: Jeff Meigel, Eric Lammers. Read more here.
SOLAR: Origis Energy secures $545M financing for (3) 413 MW solar projects in Ector County, TX. Read more here.
SOLAR: Nofar USA completes acquisition of 1 GW solar portfolio from Pine Gate Renewables across 4 US states. Read more here.
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