The state’s Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program this year distributed grants of up to $150,000, with a total of over $15 million to companies in 61 communities across the state.

Google quickly raised its stake in the company, while Google-backed Fluidstack said it will expand a data center campus.

A 468-acre rezoning for a Google-backed data center in Franklin Township won approval despite resident pushback. The proposal now heads to the full council.

In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water ...