Northpoint proposes 15-building data center campus in Pennsylvania

Northpoint Development is set to present plans for Project Hazelnut to Luzerne County Council’s infrastructure committee this week. According to council documents, Northpoint is planning a 1,283-acre, 15-building campus in Hazle Township’s 3,000-acre Humboldt North Industrial Park.

The first mention of Project Hazelnut surfaced last year after Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order to speed permitting processes in PA. Executive Order 2024-04, launching the Pennsylvania (PA) Permit Fast Track Program to streamline the Commonwealth’s permitting process for critical economic development and infrastructure projects. At the time, Project Hazelnut was described as a “transformative technology campus in Northeastern Pennsylvania.”

Mary Malone, president & CEO of Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, said at the time: “Hazelnut will bring not only tech jobs but also more teachers in our classrooms, healthcare providers at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton, and new small businesses like salons and barbershops. Thank you to Governor Shapiro, the Office of Transformation and Opportunity, and NorthPoint for choosing our area."

Dr. Anthony Grigoli, chairman of the Township Supervisors Board for Hazle Township, added: “Hazle Township is open for business, and we are grateful to have partners at the state who are working with us and businesses like Northpoint.”