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The status recorded for “Festus $1 Billion Data Center” is planned.

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Festus $1 Billion Data Center”: EPCs/contractors (Clayco).

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Festus $1 Billion Data Center” to USD 1000000000.

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Festus $1 Billion Data Center

Sector: Commercial • Location: Festus, Missouri, United States

Source: The Business Journals

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A developer is in talks with the city of Festus, Missouri, about building an estimated $1 billion data center. The city council has passed legislation to allow data centers and annexed roughly 360 acres of properties for potential development. The project could generate $30-40 million in annual tax revenue and create over 1,000 union construction jobs and 200-300 operational jobs. The developer in

Status: Prospective
Sector: Commercial, Data Center
Location: Festus, Missouri, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: The Business Journals

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The project “Festus $1 Billion Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Festus, Missouri, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Business Journals.

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Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	A developer is in talks with the city of Festus, Missouri, about building an estimated $1 billion data center. The city council has passed legislation to allow data centers and annexed roughly 360 acres of properties for potential development. The project could generate $30-40 million in annual tax revenue and create over 1,000 union construction jobs and 200-300 operational jobs. The developer involved is CRG, the development arm of construction giant Clayco, which had a previous data center project stalled in St. Charles.
Original sector	Energy, Technology
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Missouri
City	Festus

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Source	The Business Journals
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Record type	Project
Sector	Commercial, Data Center
Article published date	2025-11-17

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