Amazon withdraws data center proposal for former GW campus in Loudoun County

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1. WTOP Washington DC

   Loudoun County, Amazon reach deal to withdraw data center project on GW campus in Ashburn ↗ (opens WTOP Washington DC)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Amazon dropped plans to build Loudoun County data centers and said it would donate $65 million in land for housing, arts and sports facilities.

2. FOX 5 DC

   Amazon drops plans for data centers on former George Washington University campus in Ashburn ↗ (opens FOX 5 DC)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Amazon is dropping its plans to build data centers on the former George Washington University campus in Ashburn, marking a major development for residents and elected officials who had been fighting the project to avoid a lengthy legal battle.

3. Washington Examiner

   Loudoun County scraps plans for new Amazon data center amid community pushback ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Virginia’s Loudoun County Board of Supervisors announced that Amazon will not move forward with plans for a new data center in the county after the community pushed back against the development. The announcement comes as activism against data center development has become widespread across the Unite…

4. Fortune

   Amazon abandons $427 million GW campus data center plan and pledges land donations worth $65 million instead ↗ (opens Fortune)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   The tech giant is not building upon its portfolio of Virginia-based data centers with the university’s property.

5. DC News Now

   Amazon withdraws data center proposal for former GW campus in Loudoun County ↗ (opens DC News Now)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Amazon has agreed to withdraw its application to build four data centers on the former George Washington University.