SO-CALLED HIT LIST. MICROSOFT HAS PAUSED SOME CONSTRUCTION ON ITS DATA CENTER PROJECT IN MOUNT PLEASANT. A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON SAYS 12 TELLS 12 NEWS THEY’RE REFINING THEIR DATA CENTER DESIGN. IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST. THE VILLAGE SAYS THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT IS ON TRACK TO BE OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR. BACK IN MAY, MICROSOFT’S PRESIDENT UNVEILING PLANS TO BUILD A $3.3 BILLION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA CENTER CAMPUS ON LAND ONCE OWNED BY FOXCONN. IN A STATEMENT, THE COMPANY SAID ITS CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITMENT REMAINS ON TRACK. A VILLAGE SPOKESPERSON TELLS 12 NEWS VILLAGE OFFICIALS HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE PAUSE WILL AFFECT THE OVERALL SCOPE OR NATURE OF MICROSOFT’S PROJECT. IT GOES ON TO SAY THE COMPANY IS YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND SATISFYING ITS FINANCIAL COMMIT
Microsoft has paused construction on some of its data center project in Mount Pleasant. The company says it’s refining …