By Charlie Keegan,Sam Hartle
Publication Date: 2026-02-12 21:55:00
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The boom of data center construction across Kansas City is set to continue, including the latest project that includes a new arrangement with Evergy for power.
Google announces construction underway for second data center campus in Kansas City
On Thursday, Google revealed that it is the customer behind a development dubbed Project Mica, located near the northeast corner of the Interstate 435 and U.S. Highway 169 interchange in the Northland.
Google was rumored to be the global tech company behind Project Mica, a 500-acre campus in the Northland, as recently as August 2025.
The company broke ground on a $1 billion data center in March 2024, east of Interstate 435 near Worlds of Fun. Construction continues at the site.
To help finance the second data center, Port KC authorized up to $10 billion in taxable…
