Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Your county: 18 data center sites, 0 with a sourced job figure, 5 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataBank Brooklyn Park Campus | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| DataBank Downtown Minneapolis Data Center (MSP4) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| DataBank West Twin Cities Data Center (MSP1) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| 255 Second Avenue South Data Center Conversion (former Wells Fargo Operations Center) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Atomic Data Minneapolis Central (MSP250) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Best Buy Data Center (Bloomington) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| EdgeConneX Minneapolis (EDCMSP01) | Operating (partial) | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| General Mills II Data Center (Golden Valley) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Legacy Investing North Loop (former Star Tribune printing plant) | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lumen Minneapolis 3 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Minnesota Gateway Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Prudential Data Center (Plymouth) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| T5@Minneapolis (1001 Third Avenue South) | Operating (partial) | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Target Brooklyn Park Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Toro Company Data Center (Bloomington) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| UHG Plymouth Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| US Signal MN01 Minneapolis (Eden Prairie) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Verizon, Bloomington Network | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor MN result. ↩
- 2.Minnesota Star Tribune (via TNS), Minnesota Star Tribune (via TNS) statement, Oct 22, 2026. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate MN result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House MN-5 result. ↩
- 5.Forum News Service, Forum News Service statement, Sep 11, 2026. ↩
- 6.Star Tribune, Star Tribune statement. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Tim Walz (D) · Governor2026 Governor MN: won by Amy Klobuchar (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Amy Klobuchar (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031Paraphrase: Praised Minnesota's 2025 data center law for protecting water and preventing higher energy bills, called for more transparency and a ban on nondisclosure agreements, and has not called for a moratorium.2
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3244 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Tina Smith (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate MN: won by Peggy Flanagan (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5641 · contact form
Serving now · won 2026 race
Ilhan Omar (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · MN-5 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House MN-5: won by Ilhan Omar (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4755
Serving now · won 2026 race
Kelly Morrison (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · MN-3 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House MN-3: won by Kelly Morrison (D), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-2871
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Peggy Flanagan (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate MN: won by Peggy Flanagan (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
Communities get to call the shots. Minnesotans decide, when, where and if data centers get built.5
Forum News Service, Sep 11, 2026
Paraphrase: Says communities should decide on data center projects, residents should not carry their power or water costs and developers should not get major tax breaks or use NDAs.6
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