Applied Partners data center at former Alliance Casting site
Applied Partners plans to clean up the old Alliance Casting steel site and build a 400,000 sq. ft. building: a 250,000 sq. ft. data center worth over $1 billion plus a factory. The city has an 18-month pause on data centers, and the company says it will wait for new rules.
Where things stand: Announced Sept. 21, 2026. Alliance has an 18-month data center pause; the company says it will wait for new city rules.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 21, 2026): The city planner announced the project at a council meeting.
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What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Alliance Casting Co. site, 1001 E. Broadway St., north side, Alliance, Stark County
- 🏢 CompanyApplied Partners LLC
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromExisting substation on site that once powered the steel mill
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop water cooling, per the city planner
- 💵 Cost$1 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised50
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many megawatts would the data center use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the data center tenant? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will the company ask for a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 2026City council limited future data centers to industrial zones.
- July 2026City council passed an 18-month pause on new data centers.
- Sept 21, 2026The city planner announced the project at a council meeting.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council passed a 18-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in January 2028.
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Where this comes from
- Is Alliance getting a data center? It looks like it. Here's where (The Alliance Review) · The Alliance Review via Yahoo News · Sept 22, 2026
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