Locals Protest Proposed $1 Billion, 300,000-Square-Foot Data Center Development

Residents in Conway, Arkansas, voiced their concerns about a massive proposed data center development.

The proposed data center campus, involving an unnamed “Fortune 100 company,” would require an estimated $1 billion investment to develop a roughly 300,000-square-foot facility.

Many details about the project remain unknown, and residents are demanding more transparency from local officials.

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One of the latest projects in Conway, Arkansas history is being planned. It’s a massive 336 acre, 300,000 square foot data center costing over a billion dollars

It’s shrouded in secrecy, residents aren’t allowed to know who’s building it

The developer is Forgelight Ventures… pic.twitter.com/2P2SrFLw1R

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Residents have raised concerns about a lack of information on tax incentives connected to the project, along with questions about the facility’s water and power usage.

“AI data centers have been proven to have a massive drain on local resources and a huge impact on