Missouri

Missouri city debates massive tax breaks for Independence data center

Missouri city debates massive tax breaks for Independence data center

Melissa Palmer
February 27, 2026

Nebius plans a $6.6 billion hyperscale data center in Independence, MO, with four buildings over 2 million square feet on...

Missouri data center proposal delayed amid funding, zoning and resident concerns

Missouri data center proposal delayed amid funding, zoning and resident concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

A 500-acre “massive data center” project in Pacific, Missouri just hit pause because the developer, Beltline Energy, isn’t ready and...

Missouri bill shifts AI data center costs to utilities, water safeguards

Missouri bill shifts AI data center costs to utilities, water safeguards

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Missouri’s proposed AI Infrastructure, Grid Integrity and Water Resource Protection Act would force hyperscale data centers to pay for their...

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Independence, Missouri is considering major tax breaks to land a “massive” AI data center, but residents are mobilizing quickly to...

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

St. Charles just pushed a decision on banning large-scale data centers out to April, after public pushback from both residents...

Nebius data center backs dedicated power plant, shielding local electricity rates in Missouri

Nebius data center backs dedicated power plant, shielding local electricity rates in Missouri

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Nebius is building a more than 2 million-square-foot data center in Independence, Missouri, with phase one targeted to open in...

New zoning hurdles complicate where Missouri Data Centers can be built

New zoning hurdles complicate where Missouri Data Centers can be built

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Kansas City just made it meaningfully harder to build both small and hyperscale data centers by moving them into new...

Neighborhood unease grows as I weigh secretive Festus, Missouri data center impacts

Neighborhood unease grows as I weigh secretive Festus, Missouri data center impacts

Melissa Palmer
January 13, 2026

The Festus, Missouri fight over a proposed data center shows how fast AI-era infrastructure is colliding with residential communities. Residents...

Nebius Balancing massive AI data center plans with Independence, Missouri community concerns

Nebius Balancing massive AI data center plans with Independence, Missouri community concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 12, 2026

Nebius, a Dutch AI company, wants to build a 2.5 million square foot data center on 400 acres in Independence,...

Developer silence over Armory data center fuels questions and delays

Developer silence over Armory data center fuels questions and delays

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Developer THO Investments has not answered a 44-question city survey on the $1.5 billion Armory data center proposal more than...

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