Lockport NY

Colorado-based H5 Data Centers paid $49 million for Yahoo’s 43-acre, eight-data center, 409,000-square-foot complex that anchors the Town of Lockport Industrial Park. Besides the sale price - one of the largest private sector-backed deals in recent Lockport history - the deal guarantees Yahoo’s presence in the region for at least the next five years.

The Historic Palace Theatre in Lockport has been awarded a $423,000 state grant to help with ongoing renovations. But the Palace is more than a theater—it…