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Google data center at Big Cedar Industrial Center (Cedar Rapids)

Google is building a data center in the Big Cedar Industrial Center in southwest Cedar Rapids, next to the QTS campus. The first phase was estimated at $576 million. Google said in 2025 it would spend $7 billion in Iowa over two years.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 7, 2026

Where things stand: Under construction; part of Google's $7 billion Iowa plan announced in 2025.

🕒 Latest update (May 30, 2025): Google announced $7 billion for Iowa over two years, including a new data center in Cedar Rapids.

What we know

  • 📍 WhereBig Cedar Industrial Center off Edgewood Road, southwest Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn County
  • 🏢 CompanyGoogle
  • 🏛️ Owned byAlphabet
  • 👤 Built forGoogle
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromAlliant Energy
  • 💵 Cost$576 million
  • 💸 Tax breaksSame city deal type as QTS: franchise fee rebate and tax increment rebates (city approval January 2025).

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What happened so far

  • Jan 2025
    Cedar Rapids approved Google's data center deal at Big Cedar Industrial Park.
  • May 30, 2025
    Google announced $7 billion for Iowa over two years, including a new data center in Cedar Rapids.

Local votes and rules

🤝 Agreement with the company

Cedar Rapids's council unanimously changed its deal with QTS: up to seven phases, each with a building of at least 300,000 square feet and about $250 million. QTS pays $300,000 per phase into a community fund.

Dec 2025
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.

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Where this comes from

  1. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gets Approval for Two Major Data Center Investments by Google and QTS · Data Center Frontier
  2. New $7 billion investment in Iowa · Google · May 30, 2025
  3. Google Commits $7 Billion To Iowa Data Centers · Broadband Breakfast · June 2, 2025
  4. Iowa communities grapple with regulating data centers as development spreads · Business Record · Sept 11, 2026

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