Stopped or cancelled
Project Pulse data center at the Southwest Arkansas Mega Site
Also called: Project Pulse, DC Devco LLC
An unnamed company planned a data center campus of at least $1 billion on 991 acres south of Arkadelphia. The land deal fell apart two weeks later when the buyer did not pay its deposit.
Where things stand: Land sale approved Apr 16, 2026, but ended Apr 30 when the buyer missed its deposit.
🕒 Latest update (May 1, 2026): The board formally ended the sale agreement.
What we know
- 📍 WhereSouthwest Arkansas Mega Site, about 5 miles south of Arkadelphia, Gum Springs, Clark County
- 🏢 CompanyDC Devco LLC
- 🌳 Size991 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromEntergy and South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative, plus gas generation on site (planned)
- 💧 WaterArkadelphia water system · 50,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (planned)
- 💵 Cost$1 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised150
What happened so far
- April 16, 2026Economic Development Corp. of Clark County voted to sell 991 acres for about $11.4 million to DC Devco LLC.
- April 30, 2026The deal ended after the buyer missed a $200,000 earnest money deposit.
- May 1, 2026The board formally ended the sale agreement.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Data center eyes Clark County, set to buy mega site in $11M deal · The Arkadelphian · April 22, 2026
- Project Pulse flatlines: Agreement terminated after buyer fails to make deposit by deadline · The Arkadelphian · April 30, 2026
- EDCCC formalizes contract termination with data center project · The Arkadelphian · May 1, 2026
- The data centers · Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · May 3, 2026
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