Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City)
Announced · Owner: Aurum Capital Ventures1 · Congressional district 2
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This project is in IA-2. Your representative is Ashley Hinson.
Ashley Hinson (R), U.S. Representative IA-2 · Leaves this office Jan 2027 · 202-225-2911 · website
How many local workers and apprentices will this project employ? Who will pay for its grid and water upgrades? Where can residents see those commitments in writing? All officials for this project
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- The effect of this project on household bills.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
Water
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- How much water this project will use and where it comes from.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
Housing
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
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- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
Taxes and incentives
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
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Who represents this project?
A question to ask them: How many local workers and apprentices will this project employ? Who will pay for its grid and water upgrades? Where can residents see those commitments in writing?
Your current officials
- Kim Reynolds (R), Governor · Leaves this office Jan 2027
- Chuck Grassley (R), U.S. Senator · 202-224-3744 · contact form
- Joni Ernst (R), U.S. Senator · Leaves this office Jan 2027 · 202-224-3254 · contact form
- Ashley Hinson (R), U.S. Representative IA-2 · Leaves this office Jan 2027 · 202-225-2911 · website
Officials taking office in January 2027
- Rob Sand (D), Governor-elect
- Josh Turek (D), U.S. Senator-elect
- Lindsay James (D), U.S. Representative-elect IA-2
A question you could ask them: who will pay for the power lines and water service this site needs?
Their statements and votes · All sites in Linn County · Something wrong? Fix it
What they have said
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.5
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.6
I think they should be mandated to be on a closed loop circuit, which can reduce water consumption somewhere between 70 and 90%.6
Nearby sites
- ark data centers, Cedar Rapids,IA, IA · 11 miles · Operating
- Ark Data Centers Marion (Cedar Rapids), Linn County, IA · 12 miles · Operating
- Enseva Cedar Rapids, IA · 13 miles · Operating
- Enseva Hiawatha Data Center, Linn County, IA · 13 miles · Operating
- Google Palo Data Center Campus, Linn County, IA · 17 miles · Announced
Sources
- 1.Sue Data Centers, Aurum Elk Data Center Project (Central City) listing, accessed Nov 5, 2026. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor IA result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate IA result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House IA-2 result. ↩
- 5.Sand campaign data centers plan, Sand campaign data centers plan statement. ↩
- 6.Iowa PBS Senate debate, Iowa PBS Senate debate statement, Oct 7, 2026. ↩
- 7.Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026, Iowa Public Radio, Oct 2, 2026 statement, Oct 2, 2026. ↩
Questions
How many jobs does a data center create?
It varies a lot by site and construction crews are much larger than the permanent staff that runs a site. We only show figures linked to a primary public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians do the largest share of the work, followed by pipefitters and HVAC mechanics for cooling, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and low voltage and controls technicians. Running sites hire data center technicians, facilities staff and security. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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