Google to invest $15B in Missouri data center, largest single investment in state history

Google to invest B in Missouri data center, largest single investment in state history

By Gloria Lloyd (St. Louis Business Journal)
Publication Date: 2026-05-20 22:58:00

The development will be located about one hour west of St. Louis on more than 900 acres near the Interstate 70 and Highway 19 interchange.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Missouri — Google on Wednesday said it is investing $15 billion in a Montgomery County data center development in what Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said is the largest single investment in state history.

The development will be located about one hour west of St. Louis on more than 900 acres near the Interstate 70 and Highway 19 interchange, next to a site where Amazon previously committed to building a $35 billion data center.

Wednesday’s announcement didn’t include specific details about the development itself, though materials published by Montgomery County describe a multi-building data center campus designed with closed-loop, non-evaporative air cooling technology intended to limit water use and…