Data center

Iowa labor advocates have announced their support for the burgeoning number of data centers under construction around the state. They say the need for data storage is on the rise, and the state is in need of quality employment opportunities.

Los Angeles-based Metrobloks says it will build a $1.4 billion AI data center in Liberty, Missouri, after the city approved a bond and 25-year tax incentive package. The news comes as Independence residents organize against a data project there.

Conversations surrounding a possible data center in southern Nodaway County began last year, but few details have been made public.

Cities are grappling with how to proceed concerning the increase in data centers in Missouri.

The Consumers Council of Missouri Wednesday filed a motion for a rehearing in the Ameren Missouri case setting terms and rates for large customers like data centers. The commission has already issued an order supporting Ameren's rates, which take effect Thursday.