U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township), 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, January 1, 2024 to August 12, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 15 statements and 7 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Michigan.
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2024 1 event
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The project was first announced in 2024 [2]
2026 2 events
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Decision · Van Buren Township (city)
Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved preliminary site plan for Project Cannoli Data Center on Wednesday night with conditions wemu.org
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University of Michigan announced a site along Textile Road near the Huron River in Ypsilanti Township as the preferred location for a proposed data and research center with Los Alamos National Laboratory [1]
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Also in August 2026: 3 statements
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Statement · Paul Brown, University of Michigan Regent
Regent Paul Brown calls on University of Michigan to pause the Los Alamos supercomputer data center project FOX 2 Detroit local outlet
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Statement · Paul Brown, University of Michigan Regent
Brown says the university moved forward without community input, raising concerns about transparency and accountability FOX 2 Detroit local outlet
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Statement · Ypsilanti Township officials and residents
Ypsilanti Township officials and residents say they were blindsided by the announcement clickondetroit.com local outlet
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Also in September 2026: 12 statements and 7 lines that are not events of their own
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The facility would be almost 300,000 square feet with roughly 250,000 going to Los Alamos and about 50,000 square feet going to the university for nonclassified research [2]
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The University of Michigan proposed computing facility in Ypsilanti Township would cost $1.2 billion and be almost 300,000 square feet [2]
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Statement · Steve Ceccio, project lead
Steve Ceccio, project lead, said the primary purpose of the Ypsilanti facility would be to continue classified work Los Alamos has already been doing, including research on nuclear weapons Truthout local outlet
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Statement · Dylan Spaulding, senior scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
Dylan Spaulding, senior scientist at the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the amount of classified research the facility could be doing is unusual Truthout local outlet
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University of Michigan hosting town hall on September 9 for Ypsilanti Township residents about data center planned with Los Alamos National Laboratory [4]
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A next town hall is scheduled for October 1 [5]
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The facility is proposed to be built along the Huron River [5]
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The facility is proposed to be built on a 144 acre site [5]
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Statement · Ypsilanti-area residents
Residents spoke against a proposed University of Michigan data and research center during a town hall meeting ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 local outlet
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Statement · Chris Kolb, University of Michigan vice president for Government Relations
Chris Kolb, the U of M vice president for Government Relations, said the university is working with the local community cbsnews.com national outlet
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Statement · Patricia Hurn, University of Michigan interim vice president for Research and Innovation
Patricia Hurn, U of M interim vice president for Research and Innovation, spoke about the project cbsnews.com national outlet
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University of Michigan announced a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build a data center in Ypsilanti Township nearly two years ago [3]
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Statement · Steve Ceccio, mechanical engineering professor and data center project lead
Environmental impact studies have not been completed at this point michigandaily.com local outlet
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Statement · Steve Ceccio, mechanical engineering professor and data center project lead
Steve Ceccio is mechanical engineering professor and data center project lead michigandaily.com local outlet
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Statement · Paul Brown, University Regent
Paul Brown, University Regent, alleged the University's actions resemble environmental racism and that representatives have not conducted themselves appropriately michigandaily.com local outlet
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Statement · Thomas Mason, Los Alamos Director
Thomas Mason, Los Alamos Director, stated nuclear materials would be absent from the site and no plutonium or other nuclear or hazardous materials would be produced, used, or stored michigandaily.com local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Dingell demanded EPA and Michigan EGLE establish current environmental status of Textile Road site and clarify regulatory responsibility The Michigan Daily local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell expressed opposition to University of Michigan's proposed data center with Los Alamos National Laboratory at Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township The Michigan Daily local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Dingell called for University and Los Alamos to disclose details of their agreement and federal funding commitments for a project involving more than one billion dollars The Michigan Daily local outlet
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