Data Centers & Local Zoning: Yellowstone County residents are pushing back as Quantica Infrastructure begins early work on a massive Big Sky Campus, including access roads and a well, while county officials resist interim zoning changes over legal risk. Legal Clash Over AI Infrastructure: A Pennsylvania developer sued Upper Merion Township after supervisors rejected a 4.6M sq ft data center campus, arguing officials reversed course after public pressure. Tax Policy & Development: Canada’s “productivity mega deduction” is being extended to more asset classes, including pipelines, mining, fiber-optic cable, software, and R&D—potentially improving project economics and bank lending. Housing Supply Pressure: Vermont’s market faces a persistent affordable-home shortage, with slow progress despite some rental inventory improvement and calls for faster permit reforms. International Luxury Real Estate: Concierge Auctions is lining up $140M+ in global luxury properties, with many sales culminating in its Hong Kong Global Sale. Global Hospitality & Real Estate Branding: A hotel-branding piece argues scalable brands require an operating system—linking guest needs, owner economics, and development strategy—not just names and logos. EV Charging Expansion: XCharge reported progress and expects activity to accelerate in H2 as it scales products and deliveries in Europe. Public Safety Facilities: Berkeley County, South Carolina opened a new North Berkeley Public Safety Campus to cut response times by consolidating fire, EMS, and sheriff services.