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Flint Hills Digital Campus

Kanza Park Place LLC (spokesman Garrett Nordstrom) · Emporia, Lyon County, KS

Record updated Sep 29, 2026 · Sources checked on the dates listed below

Status

proposed

Developer

Kanza Park Place LLC (spokesman Garrett Nordstrom)

Location

Emporia, Lyon County, KS

Power (MW)

Not reported

Land (acres)

• (approx.): 1,000 acres
• Site: Industrial Park IV, west of Americus Rd

Investment

$3BConstruction investment (approx.)Basis: KVOE Sep 17, 2026 (~$3B; possible ~$500M assessed-value increase)

Water

• Source: City of Emporia (water/wastewater policies adopted Jul 22, 2026)
• Committed gallons per day: not disclosed

Power utility

Not reported

Local signal

Mixed

Upcoming

As of the record date. Confirm times with the host body before attending.

• Nov 3, 2026Election on high-impact data center ban

Incentives

• Development agreement (not yet negotiated): May be months away

Ballot measures

• Prohibit High Impact Data Centers Initiative (Emporia, KS) · Election Nov 3, 2026 · on the ballot
  Prohibits the construction of high impact data centers in the city
  'High impact' = >10 MW or >100,000 gal/day. Legal effect pending court ruling; no hearing scheduled as of mid-Sep.

Moratoriums

• Lyon County: data centers (county) · through Jan 22, 2027 · savrn tracker (secondary)

Local organizing

• Emporia Neighbors United

Notes

Described as 'gigawatt-scale' hyperscale; exact MW not published. ~250 jobs max. Original principal Gary Pinkston stepping away amid bankruptcy.

Timeline

• Aug 26, 2026Initiative placed on Nov 3 ballot
• Aug 5, 2026Commission voted 5-0 to seek court ruling on initiative
• Jul 22, 2026Commission unanimously approved water/wastewater policies, Digital Infrastructure Overlay, rezoning of 11 tracts
• Jul 21, 2026Ban initiative petition certified (806 signatures)