Cologix

Cologix has received the last available data center sales tax break from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority before Governor DeWine's pause on such incentives takes effect. The project is located in Central Ohio, a growing data center market. This is notable because the pause on future tax breaks may slow new development in the state, making projects that secured incentives before the cutoff more competitively positioned. For BD professionals, this represents an opportunity to engage Cologix as they move forward with a project that has a cost advantage over future competitors in the Ohio market. The urgency is moderate, as the tax incentive approval signals active project development that will require equipment, services, and infrastructure procurement.

Cologix has acquired land in Ashburn, Virginia to develop a new data center facility, marking the Canadian colocation operator's expansion into the Northern Virginia market, one of North America's most competitive hyperscale and enterprise data center regions. While specific acreage, capacity metrics, and acquisition value remain undisclosed, the land purchase signals Cologix's intent to establish a meaningful footprint in a market dominated by Digital Realty, Equinix, QTS, and AWS infrastructure. This move positions Cologix to capture demand from enterprise customers seeking alternative colocation providers and latency-sensitive workloads serving the Mid-Atlantic region and East Coast markets. The acquisition is notable because Cologix has historically focused on Canadian markets and select U.S. metro areas; entering Ashburn represents a strategic pivot toward competing directly in the nation's largest data center market by installed capacity. Infrastructure vendors and connectivity providers should anticipate procurement activity as Cologix moves from land acquisition through design and pre-construction phases, with typical build timelines of 24-36 months before operational capacity comes online.