Google Accelerates Data Center Expansion in Arkansas, Near Oklahoma
Google is moving aggressively to expand its data center footprint across the central United States, with major projects advancing in Arkansas while new developments also take shape just across the Oklahoma state line.
The expansion comes the same week it was confirmed that Google plans to build a data center east of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, near Oklahoma, underscoring the company’s rapid push to scale infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital services.
$1 Billion Data Center Planned at Port of Little Rock
According to a report by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Google is developing a $1 billion data center at the Port of Little Rock, citing sources familiar with the project. The facility is expected to span approximately 300,000 square feet and would represent Google’s second major data center investment in Arkansas…