MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The CEO of an Ohio-based construction company says Elon Musk’s companies owe him hundreds of millions of dollars for work on his Memphis-area data centers. He said he’s filed liens against two firms Musk uses to manage supercomputer operations in the region.
Darryl Cuttell, CEO of Darana Hybrid, said his company helped build Musk’s first data center in Memphis in 2024 — transforming the former Electrolux factory on Paul Lowry Road in Southwest Memphis in 123 days.
Darana also worked on a second data center on Tulane Road in Whitehaven.
Payments stopped after xAI-SpaceX merger, contractor says
Cuttell said the working relationship was solid until xAI merged with SpaceX earlier this year. After that, he said, his invoices stopped getting paid.
“It was running smoothly until April when the new regime stepped in and just ruined it all,” Cuttell said. “Probably north of $600 million is owed to my company.”
Liens filed against Musk-linked companies
Cuttell filed liens last week against CTC Property and MZX Tech — companies used by Musk to manage his supercomputer footprint in Memphis…