id: google-west-memphis
name: "Google Project Pyramid"
operator: google
status: under-construction
location:
  country: US
  state: AR
  county: Crittenden
  locality: West Memphis
  address: "Bollinger Road"
metrics:
  land_acres: 1178
  buildings: 5
  investment_usd: 4000000000
announced_date: "2025-10-02"
first_seen: "2026-07-07"
last_updated: "2026-07-07"
confidence: high
sources:
  - url: https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2025/10/02/google-locating-new-data-center-in-west-memphis--arkansas-with-multi-billion-dollar-investment
    title: "Google locating new data center in West Memphis, Arkansas with multi-billion-dollar investment"
    publisher: "Arkansas Economic Development Commission"
    date: "2025-10-02"
    note: "Government/primary source; acreage, buildings, investment, status."
  - url: https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/10/02/google-state-and-local-officials-mark-start-of-4-billion-ai-data-center-in-west-memphis/
    title: "Google, state and local officials mark start of $4 billion AI data center in West Memphis"
    publisher: "Arkansas Advocate"
    date: "2025-10-02"
    note: "Independent confirmation of the $4 billion investment figure."
signals:
  - sig-20260706-project-pyramid-acres
  - sig-20260706-project-pyramid-buildings
  - sig-20260706-project-pyramid-investment-advocate
  - sig-20260706-project-pyramid-investment
  - sig-20260706-project-pyramid-status
notes: >
  Google Project Pyramid, West Memphis, Crittenden County, AR. Operator
  Google mapped from operators.yml. land_acres recorded as 1,178 (the
  specific "~1,178-acre property on Bollinger Road"); source also gives
  "1,000+ acres" — consistent, the specific figure is used. buildings = 5
  (data center, offices, substation). investment_usd = $4B, agreed by two
  independent sources (AEDC government source and Arkansas Advocate) —
  high confidence. Status: source reports groundbreaking held Oct 2, 2025,
  resolved to under-construction; announced_date set to that groundbreaking
  date.