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The proposed Harper Road Technology Park by Diode Ventures, a $1.5 billion data center project planned for 508 acres in Peculiar, Missouri, was ultimately blocked by local authorities in October 2024. The conceptual plan included seven buildings, each approximately 300,000 square feet.
The project faced significant grassroots opposition from the group "Don’t Dump Data in Peculiar," which raised major concerns over the visual impact, noise pollution, and potential negative effects on local property values. In response to this community pushback, the Peculiar Planning Commission Board passed an ordinance to remove data centers from the city's zoning code, effectively preventing the development from moving forward.
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| 14.50 miles | QTS Overland Park |
The building also serves as QTS Headquarters
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| 15.62 miles | Colossus: Spring Hill, Kansas |
In a sudden reversal, data center consultancy firm Colossus Data Center Advisors has abruptly withdrawn its proposal to build a massive 316-acre data center campus in Spring Hill, Kansas.
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| 18.42 miles | Iron Mountain Kansas Underground |
Iron Mountain’s Kansas City data center (KCM-1) is a resilient, compliant and highly secure underground colocation complex located south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The underground data center is part of a 22-acre campus located 110 feet below the earth’s surface.
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| 19.68 miles | DataBank South Lake KC1 |
DataBank’s South Lake facility is situated in the technology-rich, South Kansas City suburb of Lenexa, providing direct, on-site connectivity to several Tier 1 carriers.
Powered by two separate substations with on-site, diesel-powered generators for backup, the data center includes 6,000+ sqft of space for customer equipment and advanced cooling technology to ensure optimal operating temperatures.
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| 19.68 miles | DataBank Kansas City MCI3 |
The expansion of the MCI3 data center in Lenexa, Kansas is now complete and offers an additional 17,000 square feet of raised flooring.
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| 19.76 miles | TierPoint Kansas City-Lenexa |
Power Density: upto 20kW per cabinet
2 Utility transformers protected inside mechanical area/yard
Dedicated utility transformer for each UPS
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| 19.91 miles | DataBank Pine Ridge KC2 |
DataBank’s Pine Ridge data center is located in the technology-rich South Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The site houses DataBank’s primary Network Operations Center (NOC) and operational support teams. With more than 12,000 sqft of raised-floor data center space, the facility houses three independent data halls and direct connectivity to multiple top-tier carriers.
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Diode Ventures is an infrastructure developer for the commercial, industrial and technology sectors, specializing in clean energy and data centers assets. Diode Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Black & Veatch with a global presence in over 100 countries.
June 30, 2026 Missouri
An application to rezone and annex land for a proposed data center in St. Joseph, Missouri, has been withdrawn. Capstone Technology Campus, owned by local businessman Steve Craig, had sought approval for a 130-acre development across sites at 6321 and 5701 Pickett Road. The City of St. Joseph...
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June 02, 2026 Missouri
A 340,000-square-foot (31,587 sqm) property combining data center and office space has been listed for sale in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Situated at 1831 Chestnut Condominium, the six-story building occupies a 4.24-acre site and includes approximately 53,000 square feet (4,923 sqm) dedicated...
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August 16, 2024 Missouri
US operator TierPoint this week announced that it has acquired a building in downtown St. Louis which it plans to retrofit into an enterprise-grade data center. ver the next year, the first phase of investment will build out 22,600 square feet of data center production space and 5MW of utility...
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June 01, 2023 Missouri
Data center space is available for lease at the Globe Building carrier hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The fourth floor of the structure at 710 North Tucker Blvd. has 28,700 square feet of floor space available, of which 16,000 square feet is built-out data center space, according to a listing by...
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October 26, 2021 Missouri
Ameren's new data center, fuelled by one of its coal-fired power plants in Missouri, has come under the microscope, garnering concerns from those in the local community and beyond. While the company says that the $1 million facility will help to stabilize demand for electricity, critics aren't so...
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