Meta announced on August 20, 2025, that its Kansas City Data Center is now serving traffic, marking the facility’s entry into the company’s global infrastructure network. Meta broke ground on the site in 2022 after selecting Kansas City that same year. The data center represents an investment of more than $1 billion in the state of Missouri and will support more than 100 jobs when fully operational.
What it means
Construction of the Kansas City facility employed an average of 1,500 skilled trade workers on site at peak. The data center has received LEED Gold certification, and Meta said the facility’s electricity use is matched with 100% clean and renewable energy. Stormwater from onsite retention ponds was used during construction, saving more than one million gallons of potable water. Brad Davis, Meta’s Data Center Community and Economic Development Director, said in the release that Kansas City was selected in 2022 because it offered “excellent infrastructure, a robust electrical grid, a strong pool of talent for construction and operations jobs, and incredible community partners.”
Meta said it has provided more than $1 million in direct funding to schools and nonprofits in Clay County, Platte County, and the City of Kansas City, Missouri. The company is also investing in local small businesses through Community Accelerator events focused on AI training. Partners acknowledged in the release include the State of Missouri, Kansas City Missouri Partnership, Kansas City Area Development Council, Evergy, Missouri Department of Economic Development, and Turner Construction – Kansas City.
Key facts
- Facility: Meta Kansas City Data Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Investment: more than $1 billion in the state of Missouri (according to the company)
- Ground broken: 2022
- Peak construction workforce: average of 1,500 skilled trade workers on site (according to the company)
- Operational jobs: more than 100 when fully operational (according to the company)
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Energy: electricity use matched with 100% clean and renewable energy (according to the company)
- Community funding: more than $1 million to Clay County, Platte County, and City of Kansas City schools and nonprofits (according to the company)
- Water savings: more than 1,000,000 gallons of potable water saved during construction (according to the company)
Source: Meta news release (PRNewswire)