$800 million Project Cosmo unveiled as Meta data center
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Project Cosmo, an $800 million, 750,000-square-foot data center development in south Cheyenne, has been discussed since work began to recruit the project as far back as seven years ago.
On Tuesday, it was officially unveiled as a data center for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.
The announcement was made to an audience of about 100 people at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Event Center, including U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., Gov. Mark Gordon, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins, and other elected officials from local and state government.
Meta Director of Community and Economic Development for Data Centers Bradley Davis said this development will create about 1,000 construction jobs over the next two years and establish 100 permanent jobs in the area.
Davis described the data center as the engine that allows them to power apps and services like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Simply put, it is a series of network computers that will store, process and transmit data around the globe. This data center, in particular, is being designed specifically to handle artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
“It’s cutting-edge technology,” Davis said. “Couldn’t be more excited to have it here in Cheyenne.”
The new facility will be Meta’s 25th data center worldwide, and it is expected to go online in 2027.
This story was published on July 3, 2024.
