Datacenter Projects in Arkansas

Arkansas's datacenter activity is anchored by Walmart's in-house infrastructure in Bentonville and TierPoint's Little Rock footprint, with new hyperscaler interest emerging.

Arkansas is currently tracking roughly 6 active datacenter projects across operational sites, builds under construction, and recently announced campuses, representing an estimated 180 MW of IT load capacity. Over the last 24 months, 4 new large-scale projects have been announced statewide, with approximate aggregate investment of $2B. The state is categorized as a emerging market for North American datacenter activity.

Top Datacenter Markets in Arkansas

Datacenter construction in Arkansas is concentrated in Little Rock, Fort Smith, Bentonville, Conway, Fayetteville. These submarkets attract activity because of available high-voltage transmission capacity, large industrial-zoned land parcels, favorable tax abatements, and existing fiber routes connecting to major peering hubs.

Major Operators and Hyperscalers Building in Arkansas

Operators with significant presence or active builds in Arkansas include TierPoint, Switch (regional), Walmart in-house. Each operator runs a distinct procurement model — hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta) typically award national MSAs to a short list of general contractors and self-perform commissioning, while colocation providers (Digital Realty, Equinix, QTS, Aligned) source more locally and award trade-by-trade.

Notable named projects and campuses in Arkansas include: Walmart Cloud / In-house Bentonville, TierPoint Little Rock.

Who Sells Into Arkansas Datacenter Projects

A typical 100 MW datacenter campus in Arkansas involves dozens of supplier categories. Companies actively pursuing Arkansas datacenter work include:

• General contractors and construction managers— DPR, Holder, Fortis, Clayco, Whiting-Turner, JE Dunn, Brasfield & Gorrie, Turner, Mortenson
• Electrical contractors and switchgear suppliers — Rosendin, Faith Technologies, Cupertino Electric, Eaton, ABB, Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Powell, Siemens Energy
• Mechanical, HVAC and cooling suppliers — Stulz, Vertiv, Trane, Munters, Carrier, Johnson Controls, Nortek, Stellar
• Power equipment and backup generation — Caterpillar, Cummins, Kohler, Generac, MTU, ABB UPS, Mitsubishi Power, Bloom Energy
• Structural, civil and site work — Concrete, steel erection, sitework grading, paving, fencing and security perimeter
• Fiber, structured cabling and BMS integrators — Corning, CommScope, Panduit, Belden, Honeywell BMS, Schneider EcoStruxure

How to Find Datacenter Projects in Arkansas

Datacenter projects in Arkansasare best identified through a combination of public and private signals: state and county building permit filings, economic development authority press releases and incentive announcements, utility interconnection queues and substation upgrade petitions, environmental (NPDES, air permit) filings, FAA notices for construction cranes, and hyperscaler real estate filings. SUPPLYCO's AI agents aggregate these signals continuously and surface them to sales reps inside their existing CRM, so contractors and suppliers in Arkansas can engage before bid lists close.