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St. Louis Weekend Digest April 4-5

St. Louis Weekend Digest April 4-5

News ClipSpectrum News·St. Louis, St. Louis City County, MO·4/4/2026

St. Louis's Board of Public Service tabled a vote on conditional use permits for a $3 billion data center project in Midtown. Separately, the city of Festus approved a data center proposal despite significant community opposition. These developments highlight ongoing data center activities in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Gov: St. Louis Board of Public Service, St. Louis Mayor's Administration, Festus
The St. Louis region saw significant developments regarding data center projects this past week. In the city of St. Louis, Mayor Cara Spencer Meanwhile, in the nearby city of Festus, local officials moved forward with a different data center project. Despite a packed high school gymnasium filled with residents expressing strong opposition, the Festus project received approval. These events underscore the active and often contentious nature of data center development in the St. Louis metropolitan area.