Data center expansion planned near 33rd and State streets in Milwaukee despite city moratorium

Data center expansion planned near 33rd and State streets in Milwaukee despite city moratorium Advertisement Updated: 11:50 PM CST Nov 9, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig Data center expansion planned near 33rd and State streets in Milwaukee despite city moratorium Updated: 11:50 PM CST Nov 9, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig MILWAUKEE — The operator of a Forest County Potawatomi Tribe data center is looking to expand its 46,000-square-foot facility in Milwaukee, despite the city’s temporary pause on new data centers. Data Holdings, which operates the Potawatomi Data Center, told 12 News in an email that it wants to expand onto a vacant lot next to the existing facility. Advertisement “We are working with the city to understand how the moratorium applies to the site,” a spokesperson said, noting that the expansion is for an “existing, modestly sized data center rather than a new hyperscale development.” The spokesperson said the company is “still early in the process” and does not have a final size or scope for the expansion. According to the spokesperson, the current facility was designed “with sustainability in mind” and has a closed-loop cooling system that uses no water for cooling. “We would bring that same approach to the planning of any future expansion,” the spokesperson said. The site is near 33rd and State streets in Milwaukee’s Concordia neighborhood. Online records show the proposal has been referred to the Common Council’s zoning committee Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks AI-generated political ads spiked in 2026, but campaigns still prioritized other means of messaging FDA adds warning about rare vision loss to popular GLP-1s FBI investigates 'suspected homicide' aboard cruise ship out of Texas Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of '70s disco and soul group First Choice, dies