PA Senator's Financial Ties to $15B PAX-1 Data Center Fuel Controversy in Cumberland County, PA
ArticlePennsylvania Data Center Partners¡ Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania¡ Jul 18, 2026
This article covers the political controversy surrounding Pennsylvania State Sen. Greg Rothman's financial ties to the PAX-1 data center development in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County. Rothman's firm RSR Realtors received a fee from the $30M property sale to Carlisle Development Partners, a joint venture between Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers. PAX-1 is a three-
Switch Plans 382-Acre Data Center Campus Near Pittsburgh, PA
Regional NewsSwitch¡ Pittsburgh, PA¡ Jun 19, 2026
Switch, the Las Vegas-based data center operator, has announced plans to develop a 382-acre data center campus outside Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. This is a new construction project on a significant land footprint, indicating a large-scale, multi-building campus development. No general contractor has been named yet and no dollar value has been disclosed, suggesting the project is
QTS Data Centers Files Permit for Data Center in Salem Township, Luzerne County, PA
PermitQTS Data Centers¡ Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania¡ Jul 17, 2026
Salem Township in Luzerne County, PA approved road vacations and the final master plan for the QTS Data Centers campus. The township's approval of the master plan advances the project through a key planning milestone. QTS Data Centers is the developer of the campus. No capacity, acreage, cost, or general contractor details were disclosed in the article.