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Amazon is pivoting away from its proposed GW University campus data center project, opting instead to donate land for mixed-use housing and community facilities in Loudoun County. This decision reflects ongoing local pressure regarding the environmental and infrastructural impact of expanding AI infrastructure in Virginia's "data center alley." While Amazon maintains its broader $35 billion investment roadmap for the state, this specific site cancellation highlights the friction between rapid data center expansion plans and municipal zoning priorities.
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Amazon abandons $427 million GW campus data center plan and pledges land donations worth $65 million instead
Fortune1 min read

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