Pine Island Residents React to New Developments to Proposed Data Center 'Project Skyway'

Pine Island officials weigh next steps in a proposed hyperscale data center

The project just north of Rochester has drawn community and legal scrutiny. A recent court filing from an environmental group seeks to delay the proposal.

Pine Island residents react to new developments to proposed Data Center 'Project Skyway'

If granted, this temporary restraining order will instantly stop all work on the project and would be in place until February 2nd at the minimum. This is the date of the injunction hearing.

Environmental group's lawsuit seeks immediate halt to proposed Pine Island data center

PINE ISLAND, Minn. — The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) has filed a lawsuit to try to stop the development of a data center in Pine Island. In a motion filed on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, MCEA requested a temporary restraining order without hearing that would prevent the city of Pine Island — one of two defendants along with Ryan Companies, the developer behind a potential data center — "from granting any permits related to the P…