Google confirms West Memphis data center
In a statement, Laura Landreaux, Entergy Arkansas president and CEO, said the utility company is “proud to be partnering with Google on this exciting new project bringing unprecedented economic opportunity to Arkansas.” (Jeff Chiu/AP file)
Google confirmed plans for a data center in West Memphis, according to a joint statement with Entergy Arkansas released Friday, Sept. 5.
Groot is the developer of the $1 billion, 900,000-square-foot data center at the south end of Bollinger Road near the Coca-Cola distribution center.
Groot submitted plans for a data center site in West Memphis in December 2024 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis office for water-mitigation approval.
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Dima Amro
Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.
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