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Des Moines leads Iowa's 146 active signals, with Google, Microsoft, and Vantage among key developers; GC presence remains limited so far.
Google's data center plans in Linn County, Iowa face new regulatory scrutiny. The Palo commission has recommended new regulations specifically targeting the Google data center project. Details on capacity, value, and project scope were not disclosed. GCs, subs, and vendors should monitor evolving local regulatory requirements before pursuing opportunities on this project.
Google is seeking land annexation in Linn County, Iowa, to support a data center campus development in the Cedar Rapids metro area, indicating the project is in early-stage land entitlement and planning. Separately, QTS has broken ground on its own data center campus in Iowa, signaling growing hyperscaler and colocation interest in the market. The Cedar Rapids / Iowa City metro is emerging as an a
Google is investing $350 million in its Council Bluffs, Iowa data center campus, part of a broader $1.2 billion investment in the Nebraska/Iowa Omaha metro region that also includes a new data center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Google has a long-established presence in Council Bluffs, making this a confirmed expansion of an existing hyperscale campus. No general contractor has been named publicly for th