SHREVEPORT, La. — More than half of the subcontractor and vendor contracts awarded so far across STACK Infrastructure’s Northwest Louisiana data center developments have gone to local firms, according to a recent LinkedIn post from STACK Infrastructure.
The disclosure adds a new dimension to the region’s rapidly expanding data center story by showing how much of the construction activity is flowing through Northwest Louisiana businesses.
STACK said its newly announced Resilient Technology Park campus in Shreveport is expected to support another 750 construction jobs, bringing the total construction workforce across the company’s three regional campuses to approximately 2,250.
The company said it is leading construction and development of the campuses with an emphasis on creating opportunities for local workers, subcontractors and suppliers.
The latest Shreveport campus is part of an additional $6 billion planned investment by Amazon and STACK in Northwest Louisiana, bringing the companies’ total planned regional investment to approximately $18 billion.
Shreveport campus footprint reduced
STACK also said the design of the Resilient Technology Park campus was modified as planning progressed.
Working with Amazon and city leaders, the company said the overall development footprint was reduced by 14% to preserve additional green space and natural buffers.
The project also will pay for and construct infrastructure needed to support the development, including improvements STACK said will strengthen the water system serving West Shreveport.
Those details come as data center development has become one of Northwest Louisiana’s largest emerging economic sectors, with billions of dollars in announced investment and significant demand for construction, engineering, utility and other support services.
The local contracting figure is particularly notable because it provides an early indication that some of that capital spending is reaching businesses already operating in the region.
STACK did not provide a dollar value for the contracts awarded to local companies in the LinkedIn post, but said more than half of all subcontractor and vendor contracts awarded to date across its Northwest Louisiana developments have gone to local firms.
The company said its broader commitment includes not only construction of the data centers but also infrastructure investment and long-term relationships with the communities where the campuses are being developed.
For Northwest Louisiana businesses, the continued buildout could create opportunities extending well beyond the data center operators themselves, including construction, electrical work, engineering, transportation, equipment, maintenance and other contracted services.