{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166353","rtpr_id":"nBw2L34t7a-20261012","ticker":"EMPD","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["EMPD"],"title":"Hunt Properties Provides Update on Midwest AI Data Center Lease and Partnership with Empery Digital","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-12T12:15:00.085Z","article_body":"Hunt Properties Provides Update on Midwest AI Data Center Lease and\nPartnership with Empery Digital\n\nLease Progressing Towards Execution\n\nReiterates Its Vote for Board Continuity at Empery Digital\n\nHunt Properties, Inc. (“Hunt Properties”) today provided an update on its\njoint Midwest AI data center investment partnership with Empery Digital Inc.\n(NASDAQ: EMPD).\n\nThe 15-year triple net lease for the Midwest AI data center continues to\nprogress, with an expectation of execution in the near term. The property is\ncomprised of a 150-megawatt facility, with an owned substation and the\nopportunity to upgrade capacity to approximately 300 megawatts. Hunt\nProperties reiterates its belief in this project because of the finite amount\nof available grid power, the intense demand for compute and the ideal location\nof this property. Hunt Properties continues to pursue the best possible lease\nterms for the partnership and ultimate success of the project.\n\n“We believe that the future success of our partnership relies heavily on\nEmpery Digital’s current board and management team and the continued ability\nto execute upon our shared vision for AI infrastructure,” said Al Allred,\nChairman of Hunt Properties. “We remain dedicated to working with the\nexisting board and that is why we voted our shares to elect the company’s\nproposed nine nominees.”\n\nAbout Hunt Properties, Inc.\n\nIn 1975, Hunt Properties was formed to provide real estate management and\nadvisory services for the vast real estate holdings of the late oilman, H.L.\nHunt’s family.\n\nIn 1986, under the direction of new leadership, the company began partnering\nwith third-party institutional investors, providing a full scope of services\nfor real estate projects of every type, size, and location.\n\nSince 1987, Hunt Properties has strategically planned, developed, and managed\nmore than $2.5 billion worth of real estate asset portfolios across numerous\nasset classes. Today, Hunt Properties is recognized as one of the nation’s\nleaders in commercial real estate development.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012159330/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012159330/en/)\n\nEmail: Admin@cardinaldatapower.com \n(mailto:Admin@cardinaldatapower.com) \nPhone: (214) 706 3205\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2L34t7a-20261012","title":"Hunt Properties Provides Update on Midwest AI Data Center Lease and Partnership with Empery Digital","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"EMPD","created":"2026-10-12T12:15:00.085Z","tickers":["EMPD"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Hunt Properties Provides Update on Midwest AI Data Center Lease and\nPartnership with Empery Digital\n\nLease Progressing Towards Execution\n\nReiterates Its Vote for Board Continuity at Empery Digital\n\nHunt Properties, Inc. (“Hunt Properties”) today provided an update on its\njoint Midwest AI data center investment partnership with Empery Digital Inc.\n(NASDAQ: EMPD).\n\nThe 15-year triple net lease for the Midwest AI data center continues to\nprogress, with an expectation of execution in the near term. The property is\ncomprised of a 150-megawatt facility, with an owned substation and the\nopportunity to upgrade capacity to approximately 300 megawatts. Hunt\nProperties reiterates its belief in this project because of the finite amount\nof available grid power, the intense demand for compute and the ideal location\nof this property. Hunt Properties continues to pursue the best possible lease\nterms for the partnership and ultimate success of the project.\n\n“We believe that the future success of our partnership relies heavily on\nEmpery Digital’s current board and management team and the continued ability\nto execute upon our shared vision for AI infrastructure,” said Al Allred,\nChairman of Hunt Properties. “We remain dedicated to working with the\nexisting board and that is why we voted our shares to elect the company’s\nproposed nine nominees.”\n\nAbout Hunt Properties, Inc.\n\nIn 1975, Hunt Properties was formed to provide real estate management and\nadvisory services for the vast real estate holdings of the late oilman, H.L.\nHunt’s family.\n\nIn 1986, under the direction of new leadership, the company began partnering\nwith third-party institutional investors, providing a full scope of services\nfor real estate projects of every type, size, and location.\n\nSince 1987, Hunt Properties has strategically planned, developed, and managed\nmore than $2.5 billion worth of real estate asset portfolios across numerous\nasset classes. Today, Hunt Properties is recognized as one of the nation’s\nleaders in commercial real estate development.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012159330/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012159330/en/)\n\nEmail: Admin@cardinaldatapower.com \n(mailto:Admin@cardinaldatapower.com) \nPhone: (214) 706 3205\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-12T12:15:00.120376225Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791807300120},"received_at":"2026-10-12T12:15:00.171Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012159330/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"154716","press_release_id":"166353","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Real Estate Management & Development","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":["lease not yet executed; no financial terms disclosed","release is issued by the partner, not EMPD itself"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Hunt Properties said the 15-year triple net lease for the Midwest AI data center joint investment with Empery Digital is progressing, with execution expected in the near term.\n\nThe facility is 150 megawatts with an owned substation and an upgrade path to roughly 300 megawatts, which Hunt cites as well positioned given finite grid power and intense compute demand.\n\nHunt Properties also reiterated it voted its shares for Empery Digital's proposed nine board nominees, signaling partner support for the incumbent board and management team.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Partner backing for EMPD's data center lease and board slate — watch for actual lease execution as the catalyst."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"lease_term_years":15,"facility_capacity_mw":150,"potential_capacity_mw":300}},"quotedText":"We believe that the future success of our partnership relies heavily on Empery Digital's current board and management team and the continued ability to execute upon our shared vision for AI infrastructure","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Al Allred","role":"Chairman of Hunt Properties"}],"products":["Midwest AI data center"],"companies":[{"name":"Empery Digital Inc.","ticker":"EMPD","relationship":"subject of update / partnership partner of issuer"},{"name":"Hunt Properties, Inc.","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$2.5 billion","context":"real estate portfolios planned, developed, and managed by Hunt Properties since 1987"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Partner-issued update that the 15-year AI data center lease is nearing execution and that Hunt Properties voted for the incumbent board. 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