Projects
Forgelight Ventures data center in Conway
Conway, Faulkner County
for unnamed Fortune 100 company
🕒 May 12, 2026: Residents packed a City Council meeting to oppose the data center; the mayor said it wou…
Built & runningNewRays One bitcoin mine in the Bono community
Faulkner County, Faulkner County
🕒 2023: Neighbors sued NewRays One over noise, asking for damages and an order to stop mining.
Stopped or cancelledViloAR crypto mine in Vilonia
Vilonia, Faulkner County
🕒 June 29, 2023: Vilonia Planning Commission unanimously revoked ViloAR's permit and stopped the crypto m…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company · Conway
City Council voted unanimously for a development deal with Forgelight Ventures for a data center campus. The city gives a 65% property tax break for 30 years. Conway Corp and the Conway Foundation also had to approve. Investment could reach up to $60 billion over the deal's life.
📜 Data center rules · Faulkner County
A proposed ordinance (25-12) would tighten the county's 2023 data center noise ordinance (23-20) for crypto mines. Before building, owners would have to notify everyone within half a mile, pay for a sound study and file a noise control plan. It says a 2024 state law (Act 173) lets counties do this. We could not confirm if it passed.
✋ Turned down · Vilonia
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to revoke the permit for the ViloAR crypto mine, stopping it.
📜 Data center rules · Faulkner County
The Quorum Court passed Ordinance 23-20, a noise rule for data centers such as the NewRays crypto mine in Bono. The county caps noise at 60 decibels. In 2025 a change was proposed (25-12) because the county said the rule had not given neighbors enough relief.
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