Fluidstack starts 99-acre Virginia data center campus

AI cloud firm Fluidstack has begun construction on a 99-acre data center campus in Wythe County, Virginia, with investment expected to exceed $1 billion and most of the phased development due for completion by the end of 2027.

The project, called Solis Arx, is taking shape at Progress Park, according to reporting by WDBJ. First proposed in December 2025, it is expected to generate 1,000 construction jobs and support 75 permanent positions once operational.

The anticipated investment includes real property improvements, power infrastructure, IT hardware, equipment, and workforce. Details on the number of data center buildings and their sizes have not been provided.

Wythe County expects the project to bring an additional $10 million in annual revenue by 2028. The county said on its website that Progress Park has been established since 1999 and that it has sought data center investment at the site for three years.

The campus will use a closed-loop system requiring an initial fill of approximately 400,000 gallons. Fluidstack has also said it will pay the costs of power infrastructure upgrades.

The development is in southwest Virginia, near the borders of West Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. The vast majority of Virginia’s data centers are in the north of the state, which is the world’s largest data center market.

Fluidstack is also developing or operating data centers in Indiana, Texas, and New York.

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