Former Alton Steel Plant in Illinois Could Become Data Center Campus

Name: Former Alton Steel Plant in Illinois Could Become Data Center Campus
Uploaded: 2026-10-27T17:55:38.000Z
Duration: 7 min 32 s
Description: A nearly 400-acre former Alton Steel plant site in Alton, Illinois, may be redeveloped into a large data center campus. The report highlights the potential transformation of the former steel-smelting property, but does not identify a specific data center developer or operator.

News Clip7:32KSDK News·Alton, Madison County, IL·10/27/2026

A nearly 400-acre former Alton Steel plant site in Alton, Illinois, may be redeveloped into a large data center campus. The report highlights the potential transformation of the former steel-smelting property, but does not identify a specific data center developer or operator.

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A nearly 400-acre plot of land once home to steel smelting may soon be cleared for a sprawling data center campus.