CRG Clayco Festus Data Center
Festus, Jefferson County, MO
Plans have been filed for CRG Clayco Festus Data Center, a data center in Festus, MO. $6B, likely-hyperscale data center on 360 acres just north of Highway 67. Council approved rules for the development Mar 30, 2026; a week later, in Apr 2026 elections, voters ousted all 4 incumbent council members who supported it, replacing them with anti-data-center candidates. Recall petitions were separately filed in May 2026 against the mayor and 3 more council members over transparency concerns. CRG Clayco previously had a similar proposal in St. Charles, MO that ended in a moratorium after public opposition.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
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Records and documentation
Missouri state legislation
- Infrastructure Development and Funding Agreement with CRG Acquisition LLCInfrastructure funding and development agreement between the City of Festus and CRG Acquisition LLC for a local data center project.Download
- Armory Innovation Data Center Project – Summary of CBA ProvisionsSummary document of negotiated CBA provisions and conditional-use terms for the Armory Innovation data center project in St. Louis.Download
- HB1005 - Sales/use tax exemption for data center operationsProvides sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.Download
- Ordinance No. 251031Kansas City, Missouri ordinance reclassifying data centers as an industrial use, enacted January 15, 2026.Download
- HB3390 - Creates new provisions related to the construction of data centersDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- CRG Clayco
- County
- Jefferson County, MO
- Address
- Festus, MO
- Stage
- Planned
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