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More than 125 Ohio municipalities have moratoriums on data centers

Technology

Sep 26

More than 125 Ohio municipalities have moratoriums on data centers. Across the Midwest, local governments try to keep up.

At least 125 Ohio communities now have data center moratoriums. While Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota towns are rewriting zoning rules to keep up with the boom.

Zane Hengsperger, Amee Kapadia and Brandon Schram at the Venture Summit held at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business

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Sep 26

Midwest investors say capital isn't the bottleneck. So what is?

Midwest investors in Minnesota and Ann Arbor say capital isn't the bottleneck. Allocation, talent, and corporate adoption are the harder problems to solve.

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Sep 28

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 25, 2026

Midwest startup funding, week ending September 25, 2026: six deals worth $89.6m, led by Go.AI's $85m Series A, plus Kovina and Marel Power Solutions.

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Build Like We Own the Place Ohio

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Build Like We Own the Place, Ohio

Ohio's history of infrastructure, from rail to CompuServe to data centers, is actually a 150-year compute stack. Jace Martin argues Ohio startups should build on and own that history.

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September 28, 2026

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Build Like We Own the Place Ohio

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Build Like We Own the Place, Ohio

Ohio's history of infrastructure, from rail to CompuServe to data centers, is actually a 150-year compute stack. Jace Martin argues Ohio startups should build on and own that history.

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