A Stamford, Connecticut-based data center developer had plans to build another data center facility for its portfolio. The company wanted a site with strong power interconnection capability and substantial onsite natural gas infrastructure. And of course, it needed a vast plot of land to house the facility.
It chose a 760-acre site in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to a Jan. 12 news release.
AVAIO Digital announced a $6 billion initial investment to start the first phase of a data center hub in Pulaski County, with the potential to reach $21 billion through full development, Mark McComiskey, CEO of AVAIO Digital, said in the release. The project marks the largest economic investment in Arkansas history, according to a post on X from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders…