Swarm Systems data center (Edgewood Industrial Park, Marshalltown)
Swarm Systems wants to build a data center of about 150,000 square feet on 21 acres in Marshalltown's Edgewood Industrial Park. The city has paused new data centers while it writes rules. Land price talks are not finished.
Where things stand: Land talks with the city ongoing; city has a data center moratorium until late November 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 2026): Swarm Systems answered questions from the City Council and public; best case is groundbreaking in 2027 and opening by end of 2028.
What we know
- 📍 WhereEdgewood Industrial Park, Marshalltown, Marshall County
- 🏢 CompanySwarm Systems
- 🌳 Size21 acres
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)No
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much power and water would it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who would the customers be? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Aug 2026Swarm Systems answered questions from the City Council and public; best case is groundbreaking in 2027 and opening by end of 2028.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
After first voting a pause down 4-3 in June, Marshalltown's council passed a four-month pause on data centers by ordinance. It took effect when published on August 27 and ends November 23. The planning commission will draft data center rules meanwhile.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Prospective Marshalltown data center developer fields questions from council, public · Times-Republican · Aug 2026
- Iowa communities grapple with regulating data centers as development spreads · Business Record · Sept 11, 2026
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