As States Compete For Data Centers, Battles Grow Fierce
Techstrong.IT, Friday, August 8th, 2025
Vermaland, an Arizona land developer, has landed a massive data center deal: it's scheduled to build a $33 billion data center complex in Pinal County, Arizona.
When completed, it's expected to be the largest data center development in the U.S. So large, in fact, it will compete with Virginia's so-called Data Center Alley, with its 300-600 facilities (depending on how they're counted), which contains a whopping 13% of global data center capacity.
To celebrate the contract-and the jobs and investment it creates-Phoenix mayor Kate Gallego proclaimed July 5th as Vermaland Recognition Day.