Google confirmed as company behind proposed Roanoke County data center

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Google is the company evaluating Wood Haven Technology Park for a potential data center, the Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority (WVRIFA) confirmed Friday.

The announcement ends weeks of speculation around the 94-acre site at the Interstate 81/581 junction, jointly owned by Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem. Google, operating as Clearview Dynamics, is in a due diligence and inspection period expected to run through March 2027.

Roanoke County leaders told WDBJ7 they knew it was Google throughout the latest iteration of the project…

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