TierPoint, a leading provider of IT platform solutions, has announced an investment of up to $150 million to transform a building in downtown St. Louis into an enterprise-grade data center. This major investment comes after a major Fortune 100 company signed on as an anchor tenant for the facility.
The acquired building has 135,800 total square feet, with plans to build out 22,600 square feet of data center production space in the first phase of investment. This initial phase will support up to 80 construction jobs and nine permanent jobs. The facility will have 5 Megawatts (MW) of utility power, with plans to scale up to 20 MW over time.
TierPoint’s Chairman and CEO, Jerry Kent, expressed the company’s commitment to meeting the strong demand for data center services in the region. He also acknowledged the collaboration with Ameren Missouri, which enabled the necessary power capacity for the facility.
Ameren Missouri’s President, Mark Birk, highlighted the role of the Smart Energy Plan in attracting businesses to the region and supporting growth in the data center industry. The partnership between TierPoint and Ameren Missouri reflects the state’s welcoming environment for large data center investments.
Missouri Partnership CEO, Subash Alias, emphasized Missouri’s competitive business climate and robust infrastructure, which make the state an ideal location for significant data center investments. The growth in artificial intelligence and cloud computing has positioned Missouri as a key player in the data center sector.
The planned data center in downtown St. Louis will join TierPoint’s extensive portfolio of world-class data centers across the U.S., leveraging a coast-to-coast 100G network. The investment in St. Louis is seen as a strategic move to support the region’s development and meet the evolving needs of businesses.
The collaboration between TierPoint and various partners, including Ameren Missouri, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, and Greater St. Louis Inc., underscores the collective effort to drive economic growth and innovation in the region.
With its agnostic approach to IT infrastructure solutions, TierPoint continues to empower clients across various sectors with secure and connected IT platforms. This latest investment signals TierPoint’s ongoing commitment to driving digital transformation and supporting the evolving needs of businesses nationwide.
