In The News: Des Moines Emerges as Data Center Hub - Weitz

In The News: Des Moines Emerges as Data Center Hub

July 22, 2025  /  Blog, Media,

Ryan Lamb, General Manager of Mission Critical | The Weitz Company, was recently featured in an article exploring the rapid growth of data centers in Des Moines and Iowa’s role as a national hub for digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud demand accelerate, Weitz is helping deliver advanced, resilient data center facilities to support this growth. “These projects are pushing the boundaries of power and cooling systems, requiring sophisticated electrical and mechanical solutions that are reshaping how we think about resilient, scalable infrastructure,” Lamb shared in the article.

Weitz is currently building a 192-MW data center campus in West Des Moines, part of the company’s commitment to supporting technology-driven projects and sustainable infrastructure in the region.

Learn more about Des Moines data center hub growth and about our data center construction experience at: https://www.weitz.com/projects/?_project_type=data-centers