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Data Center near Hallam (unnamed developers), in order

What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.

3 events, June 2026 to August 24, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 2 statements and 19 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Nebraska.

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Stages

  1. reported

Now: reported. A stage is the record's status after the entry that set it (the definitions).

2026 3 events

  1. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)

    Entry

    Stark Power, an Israel based company, bought Sagebrush Infrastructure Partners in June [2]

  2. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Aug 27, 2026)

    Decision · Lancaster County (county)

    Matt Schulte, Lancaster County Commissioner, proposed moratorium late last month after Israeli company appeared to plan hyperscale data center near Hallam journalstar.com

  3. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

    reported

    Stark Power, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, acquired Sagebrush Infrastructure in June [1]

  4. Also in August 2026: 2 statements and 7 lines that are not events of their own
    1. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Nebraska Public Power District's Princeton Road Station in Hallam set to begin operating in 2029 [1]

    2. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Purchase agreements signed anywhere from December 2025 to mid March 2026 [1]

    3. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Scott Novack, vice president of digital infrastructure, Stark Power

      Scott Novack, vice president of digital infrastructure for Stark, said the company is in early stages of evaluating the site and no final decision has been made nebraskapublicmedia.org local outlet

    4. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Developers offered Hallam farmer Darin Schwaninger tens of thousands of dollars per acre in February [2]

    5. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      The project is located near Nebraska Public Power District's Sheldon Power and Princeton Road stations [2]

    6. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Sagebrush Infrastructure Partners LLC obtained options on more than 1,500 acres of land worth over 8 million dollars near Hallam [2]

    7. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Lancaster County considering moratorium on data center construction journalstar.com

    8. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lincoln (city)

      City of Lincoln announced it would not pursue additional large scale data centers outside Google's site near North 35th Street and Interstate 80 journalstar.com

    9. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Darin Schwaninger, Hallam farmer

      Farmer Darin Schwaninger declined the option offer citing concerns about community division 1011now.com local outlet

  5. Also in September 2026: 12 lines that are not events of their own
    1. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Lancaster County Board created 13 member task force to review data center proposal and recommend regulations to Planning Commission by end of year starherald.com

    2. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Task force charged with reviewing data center proposal and recommending regulations to Planning Commission by end of year omaha.com

    3. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Lancaster County board decided to create a 13 member data center task force omaha.com

    4. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Board includes representatives from Nebraska Public Power District, Lincoln Electric System, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and five members of public omaha.com

    5. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Task force will report to Lincoln Lancaster County Planning Commission by end of year omaha.com

    6. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Task force will meet approximately six times from October to December 2026 omaha.com

    7. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Lancaster County Board approved creation of 15 member task force charged with recommending land use regulations omaha.com

    8. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Application for Task Force volunteers is open until September 25, 2026 klkntv.com

    9. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Task Force will meet six times over a three month period from October to December 2026 klkntv.com

    10. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Lancaster County (county)

      Lancaster County Board of Commissioners is forming a Data Center Task Force to study guidelines for data center use, potential locations and procedural policies klkntv.com

    11. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Hallam (city)

      Village board vote to approve data center scheduled for October 5 at Hallam village board meeting omaha.com

    12. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Hallam (city)

      Hallam planning commission unanimously recommended approval for Monolith's proposed data center omaha.com

On the timeline: a stage change; an entry that reports an act on the day the source or its own sentence gives; and a decision, a published scorecard event on a row at or under the record's county, that reports an act. Under the months: a statement that names this record, a figure another source gave about it, matched by place and developer, an entry dated only by the day its source was published, and an entry or a decision that describes rather than reports an act. Each is on the record in its own right and keeps its own link.

For researchers
Slug
data-center-near-hallam-unnamed-developers-ne
Status value
rumored
Events on the timeline
3
Under the months
21
Stage changes
1
Decisions
15
Statements
2
Figures
0
Entries and decisions under the months
19