AVAIO Digital Leo campus
AVAIO Digital plans a multi-phase AI and cloud campus on 760 acres in south Pulaski County, starting with $6 billion and 150 MW of Entergy Arkansas power. Also known as: Leo.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The Quorum Court again rejected a 12-month moratorium, leaving the project free to keep moving through planning. (KATV, July 28, 2026)
A Pulaski County Quorum Court emergency moratorium that carried an AVAIO exemption fell short of the needed two-thirds, 8-6 with one present, after a review of the recorded tally. (Arkansas Advocate, May 28, 2026)
The state and AVAIO announced the Leo campus, which the governor called the largest investment in Arkansas history, with 500-plus permanent jobs planned over five years. (KATV, Jan. 12, 2026; Talk Business & Politics (via KUAR Little Rock Public Radio), Jan. 12, 2026; Arkansas Business, Jan. 12, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Location wording differs: KATV says Little Rock; Arkansas Business and the Advocate place it in south Pulaski County near Wrightsville. City limits are not confirmed.
- Phase-one construction was slated for Q1 2026, but July 2026 coverage still describes planning; no groundbreaking record found.
- No AEDC or governor release was opened; facts rest on three reports of the Jan. 12 announcement.
The full record
- Status note
- Announced in January 2026; reporting through July 2026 describes the first phase as still in planning.
- Power note
- 150 MW contracted with Entergy Arkansas for phase one (energization targeted June 2027). Demand could grow to about 1 GW; Arkansas Business reported a further 420 MW under negotiation and 500 MW of planned on-site generation.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)