Leaders say the LEED Gold-certified data center bolsters Kansas City's reputation as a tech hub. Operated by the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, the facility also expects to support more than 100 permanent jobs.

When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, a state regulator approved Entergy’s plans.

Fast-tracking a vote that was originally expected to happen two months from now, state utility regulators plan to decide Wednesday whether to approve a controversial power plant Entergy wants to build specifically for tech company Meta to run a giant data center planned for Northeast Louisiana.