Since 2007, weâve been collaborating with the Council Bluffs community to create a digital hub thatâs sustainable and innovative. With our neighbors filling the many roles of technicians, engineers, security, and more at our data centers, weâre proud to call the Silicon Prairie our home. Our investments in the community and collaborations with local organizations allow us to support the people and small businesses that make Council Bluffs a great place to grow together.
For general inquiries, email us at councilbluffs@google.com
Join our teamGoogleâs proud to employ local people who help our data centers function at their best.
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Businesses that specialize in addressing data center needs
Well-developed optical electric infrastructure
Investment to date
$6.8B+
Google has invested more than $6.8 billion in Iowa since building our data center in Council Bluffs in 2007.
Established in Iowa
2007
We have called Iowa home since 2007.
Economic activity generated
$2.1B
In 2024, Google helped provide $2.1 billion of economic activity for thousands of Iowa businesses, nonprofits, publishers, creators, and developers.
Iowans trained on digital skills
101K+
Weâve collaborated with over 130 organizations in Iowa to train more than 101,000 Iowans on digital skills.
Wildflowers bloom around cooling towers at our Council Bluffs, Iowa, data center.
Council Bluffs mayor, Matt Walsh, speaks to an audience about Google's new investment in a data center, a collaboration with The Great Outdoors Foundation, and contributions to water quality programs in Southwest Iowa.
Supporting local initiatives
$1.3M
Google collaborated with the Great Outdoors Foundation and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to contribute $1.3 million to support a 47-site grade stabilization project to improve the quality of water flowing into the Missouri River, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico â all of which are critical to vibrant communities across our nation.
2007
Google invests $600 million in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for a data center.
2012
Google announces an additional Council Bluffs data center.
2015
Google announces expansion of our Council Bluffs data centers.
2024
Google announces continued expansion of our Council Bluffs data centers.
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