Oregon lawmakers consider adding Hillsboro industrial land and, for data centers, even bigger tax breaks

Oregon business and technology leaders are pushing a bill that would add 1,700 acres to Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary, ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek names panel to study data centers’ impact: ‘We must have frank conversations’

Data centers are proliferating across Oregon, consuming a growing share of the state’s energy, water and industrial land. Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she’s convening a workgroup to take a step back ...

Oregon data center defendants admit they didn’t tell state Amazon was a customer

The owners of a fiber-optic provider in eastern Oregon now admit they didn’t tell authorities about their company’s dealings ...
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Oregon governor forms new committee to advise on massive data center growth

Oregon’s governor is organizing a new committee of advisers to weigh in on issues rising from the rapid growth of data ...

Data center developer asks for six-month extension in Oregon

The developer cited complications that arose after an electrical study and the need to secure more permits as reasons for the delay.
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Kotek creates advisory committee amid ‘rapid’ data center growth

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek unveiled a new advisory committee on Tuesday, focused on growing data centers across the state ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek to create statewide data center advisory committee

As power-hungry data centers continue to pop up across the state, Oregon will begin creating policies addressing the expansion and potential impacts they have, through a newly appointed advisory ...