Linn County, Iowa
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Your county: 8 data center sites, 2 with a sourced job figure, 4 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | 311 forecast Planned |
| Google Palo Data Center Campus | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Oppidan Cedar Rapids Data Center | Permitted | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | at least 302 forecast Planned |
| Ark Data Centers Marion (Cedar Rapids) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Enseva Hiawatha Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| QTS Fairfax Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
Sources
- 1.Iowa Economic Development Authority, Iowa Economic Development Authority web page. ↩
- 2.City of Cedar Rapids, City of Cedar Rapids QTS announcement. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor IA result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate IA result. ↩
- 5.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House IA-2 result. ↩
- 6.Sand campaign data centers plan, Sand campaign data centers plan statement. ↩
- 7.Iowa PBS Senate debate, Iowa PBS Senate debate statement, Oct 7, 2026. ↩
- 8.Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026, Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026 statement, Oct 2, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Kim Reynolds (R) · Governor2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Chuck Grassley (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2029No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3744 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Joni Ernst (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3254 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Ashley Hinson (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · IA-2 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House IA-2: won by Lindsay James (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-2911
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Rob Sand (D) · Governor-elect2026 Governor IA: won by Rob Sand (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
As governor, I'd want a bill on my desk to make sure these data centers pay their own way, including covering any increase in costs on utilities so that your bills don't go up one cent.6
Sand campaign data centers plan
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Josh Turek (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate IA: won by Josh Turek (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
I think one, we need to have no more tax breaks to these corporations. Pay their fair share. Secondly, we need to make sure that these data centers are not driving up the energy rates to the end user.7
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
I think they should be mandated to be on a closed loop circuit, which can reduce water consumption somewhere between 70 and 90%.7
Iowa PBS Senate debate, Oct 7, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Lindsay James (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · IA-22026 U.S. House IA-2: won by Lindsay James (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Said communities should decide on data centers and backed federal guardrails on water and power bills during the first 2nd District debate.8
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
Open any site page and use Find jobs here or use our national jobs page to filter by state and trade. Source
Every figure links to a public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Sources and methods