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Data Centers Face Pauses and Bans Elsewhere. Chicago’s Permit File Shows $492 Million in Reported Construction Since 2015.
Fourteen states and more than one hundred local governments have weighed pausing data centers since the start of 2026. Chicago’s building-permit file shows 92 data-center permits and $492 million in reported construction…
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