Data Center Construction in Iowa

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

Google has reportedly pulled out of a data center project in Linn County, Iowa, near the Cedar Rapids metro area, according to the Linn County Board of Supervisors. The specific reasons for Google's withdrawal are not detailed in the available information, but Iowa has been a major hub for hyperscale data center development. This signals a potential shift in Google's site selection strategy for th

Google is reportedly attempting to build a new data center in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metro area while bypassing Linn County in the approval or incentive process, suggesting possible jurisdictional or regulatory maneuvering. The article also references QTS announcing a new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, indicating growing hyperscaler and colocation interest in the market. No specific project s