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Aerial map of Casa Grande, Arizona, showing the proposed 480-acre data center site west of the city along Gila Bend Highway. Two adjacent parcels are labeled Property Owner 1 (purple) and Property Owner 2 (red), separated by a Future APS Substation site (yellow).

$140M Claim Puts Casa Grande Data Center Entitlement Before Council Aug. 3

Jul 22, 2026 12 min read
A large yellow "PINAL COUNTY Public Hearings" notice sign stands in the dirt in front of a single-story tan stucco home with a low block wall and wrought-iron fencing. The sign lists case number SUP-024-25, an existing zoning of GR, an acreage of 1.5, a case description of "Microschool," an applicant name of Kemper/Giles, and an applicant phone number, along with a smaller public hearing notice attached to its face. The setting is a rural desert lot under a clear blue sky.

Pinal County Weighs a Post-Pandemic Microschool as Code Rewrite Nears

Nick Kanavati Jul 25, 2026

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A large yellow "PINAL COUNTY Public Hearings" notice sign stands in the dirt in front of a single-story tan stucco home with a low block wall and wrought-iron fencing. The sign lists case number SUP-024-25, an existing zoning of GR, an acreage of 1.5, a case description of "Microschool," an applicant name of Kemper/Giles, and an applicant phone number, along with a smaller public hearing notice attached to its face. The setting is a rural desert lot under a clear blue sky.
Education

Pinal County Weighs a Post-Pandemic Microschool as Code Rewrite Nears

Jul 25, 2026 18 min read
Pinal County's planning commission voted to recommend denial of the State 48 Microschool permit. County supervisors will make the final decision.
Aerial map of Casa Grande, Arizona, showing the proposed 480-acre data center site west of the city along Gila Bend Highway. Two adjacent parcels are labeled Property Owner 1 (purple) and Property Owner 2 (red), separated by a Future APS Substation site (yellow).
Data Centers

$140M Claim Puts Casa Grande Data Center Entitlement Before Council Aug. 3

Jul 22, 2026 12 min read
Casa Grande weighs a Prop 207 waiver to resolve a $140 million data-center claim with binding water, power, and noise terms. Council votes Aug. 3.
Conceptual rendering of a Project Midway data center building with white and gray panels, wood-tone accents, a glass entrance with a canopy, desert landscaping, and a parking lot
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No decision on Project Midway: P&Z sends 215-acre data center back for answers

Jul 20, 2026 24 min read
Pinal County's P&Z Commission delayed a vote on the Project Midway data center near Casa Grande. Power, water and noise questions sent the case back.
Black Bloom Energy Server cabinets displayed under blue lighting at the company’s 2010 launch.
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Data Center Hearing: Project Midway Rezoning Set for July 16

Jul 15, 2026 19 min read
Pinal County hears the Project Midway data center rezoning July 16. What the 21 proposed stipulations say about water, noise, and power near Casa Grande.
Apache Junction Prosecutions Up 14.2%, Walmart #1 Hotspot
Justice System

Apache Junction Prosecutions Up 14.2%, Walmart #1 Hotspot

Jul 9, 2026 10 min read
Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller's Apache Junction prosecuted cases review shows filings up 14.2% since 2023. Walmart tops the hotspot list.
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