Norwalk plans privately funded $12B data center

News Clip1:30We Are Iowa Local 5 News·Norwalk, Warren County, IA·2/4/2026

The city of Norwalk, Iowa is seeking to annex 3,000 acres southwest of its current limits in order to build a privately funded $12 billion data center. The annexation is currently under appeal, but the city hopes to acquire a portion of the land for the data center separately.

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Norwalk seeks to annex 3,000 acres southwest its current limits. With that annexation up for appeal, the city hopes to acquire a portion for the center separately. #datacenter #citydevelopment #annexation #citygovernment #norwalk #iowa #iowanews #desmoines #dsm #centraliowa ▶️ Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Local5YouTube_subscribe Facebook: / weareiowa X: https://x.com/weareiowa5news Instagram: / weareiowa 💻 Stream us on WeAreIowa+: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/ent... 📱 Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app 📩 Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email