Microsoft told the township it was examining the Covenant Business Park property for future data-center development and asked the seller to pause rezoning for early community engagement.
Paused / Contested
Lowell Charter Township, MI · Kent County
Microsoft Lowell Township Campus
Microsoft continues to describe the Lowell Township site as under consideration, while local utility/co-development setbacks and statements that the proposal is dead create material uncertainty. No formal Microsoft withdrawal is on record.
MichiganFacility location
PowerNot publicly disclosed
Operator / developerMicrosoft
Site / phaseContested
UtilityPower requirements and utility-service plans are not yet public
Project timeline
Microsoft identifies Lowell site
Community concepts presented
Microsoft met with Lowell Township residents and presented preliminary data-center concepts.
Lowell project retained as contested
Microsoft still describes the site as under consideration and no formal withdrawal is on record.
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