Legacy Investing Buys Star Tribune Plant for 20 MW Data Center in Minneapolis
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Updated · Computerworld · Jul 31
Legacy Investing Buys Star Tribune Plant for 20 MW Data Center in Minneapolis
1 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Jul 31
Summary
Legacy Investing bought the Minnesota Star Tribune’s former printing plant on the edge of Minneapolis and plans to turn it into a 20 MW data center.
Existing power connections made the disused newspaper facility attractive, especially as some grid operators warn new-build data centers could face power cuts during shortages.
Legacy is pursuing smaller sites rather than the hundreds-of-megawatts campuses built for Big Tech, positioning the project as a lower-scale AI and cloud computing option.
The Minneapolis deal is Legacy’s second such conversion after it redeveloped a downtown building into a roughly 30 MW data center.
Why are old newspaper plants suddenly becoming prime AI infrastructure—and can Legacy’s Minneapolis bet outperform giant new data center campuses?
Does converting the Star Tribune’s former printing plant into a 20 MW data center create a smarter urban future, or just shift power pressures into cities?
If existing buildings with grid access are now more valuable than empty land, could adaptive reuse become the next big model for AI data centers?