Government & Politics  September 24, 2026

Plan for massive data center spurs call for Brighton pause

A plan for an eight-building, 2.52 million-square-foot data center complex in the Weld County portion of Brighton has spurred a city council member to propose a 90-day moratorium on applications for the facilities.

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.

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