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Project Corn Maze Beloit: $1B+ Stealth Hyperscale Data Center
Status: Pre-Development / Zoning Review (March 2026) | Location: Town of Beloit (Rock County), Wisconsin
Project Overview
“Project Corn Maze” represents another large-scale, NDA-shrouded hyperscale data center initiative in Wisconsin, underscoring a broader trend of confidential pre-development agreements between municipalities and major technology firms. Internal documents disclosed on March 23, 2026, indicate that the Town of Beloit entered into a non-disclosure agreement as early as February 2025 with Cambrin LLC, the same legal entity previously used by Meta for its Beaver Dam campus. This connection strongly suggests the project is part of Meta’s expanding AI and hyperscale infrastructure footprint, although no official public confirmation has yet been issued.
The development plan includes a substantial 430-acre land assembly and an initial building footprint of approximately 700,000 square feet, positioning it among the larger first-phase data center deployments in the Midwest. To enable the required infrastructure, particularly power, water, and connectivity, the Town of Beloit is actively negotiating the establishment of a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district, a common economic development tool used to offset upfront capital costs and attract large-scale private investment.
Despite the project’s economic promise, including an estimated 50 permanent high-skilled jobs and several hundred construction roles, it has triggered growing local opposition. In March 2026, a community-led organization, No Data Center Beloit, was formed to challenge both the projected environmental impact and the lack of transparency surrounding the development process. Concerns have centered particularly on anticipated water consumption levels and the implications of executing major infrastructure agreements under strict NDAs, which limit public visibility into negotiations that may affect local resources and long-term planning
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Project Corn Maze Beloit: $1B+ Stealth Hyperscale Data Center |
| Location | Town of Beloit (Rock County), Wisconsin |
| Status | Pre-Development / Zoning Review (March 2026) |
| Project Type | Hyperscale AI Training & Cloud Services |
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City Profile
| Header | Details |
|---|---|
| City Name | Beloit |
| Population | ~7,500 |
| Urban Agglomeration | ~65,000 (Beloit metropolitan area) |
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