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Data center campus · Near Gateway Research Park and N.C. A&T, east Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina

Dream Center data center, Gateway Research Park (ImpactData and Raeden)

Stalled as of Aug. 19, 2026

A data center and education campus planned at Gateway Research Park since 2022 won a city grant, but Greensboro's city attorney said in August 2026 that its site plan had expired and no sign of construction had appeared. Also known as: Greensboro Dream Center.

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Power300MW reported · stated
Floor area115,000sq ft

Who is behind it

ProjectDream Center data center, Gateway Research Park (ImpactData and Raeden)Also: Greensboro Dream Center
Developer and teamImpactData
Raeden
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. WFDD reported the city attorney saying the site plan expired last year, staff had no updates, and developers had to begin building by Dec. 31, 2026, with no indication that was happening. (WFDD, via WHQR, Aug. 19, 2026)

  2. ImpactData and Raeden announced a joint venture, stating an initial 20 MW-plus first phase slated for the second quarter of 2026 and more than 300 MW in later phases. (Gateway Research Park, Feb. 20, 2025)

  3. A kickoff event was held for the campus, with design targeted for late 2023 and groundbreaking for early 2024; WFDD reported a $130 million investment. (WFDD, Jan. 26, 2023)

  4. Greensboro City Council unanimously approved a $530,359 incentive grant for ImpactData's planned 115,000-square-foot center, a $108.5 million investment with 28 jobs, the News & Record reported. (Greensboro News & Record, reposted by Gateway Research Park, Aug. 26, 2022)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The announcement's capacity figures are company statements of intent. No permit or utility record confirming them was found.
  • No site address appears in the sources; coordinates are approximate, placed near the research park.
  • Investment differs: $108.5 million (2022), $130 million (2023); the 2025 announcement gives none.
  • A community education building on the campus is reported as mainly federally funded through COVID-19 relief money (WFDD, 2023).

The full record

Status note
Site plan expired in 2025, according to the city attorney; construction deadline Dec. 31, 2026.
Power note
Company statement of intent: 20 MW-plus in Phase I, 300 MW-plus in later phases.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.