CleanCore Solutions, Inc. announced on July 29, 2026 that it had signed a 10-year colocation services agreement with Cerebras Systems for a data center campus in Minnesota, a deal carrying approximately $800 million in contracted value over its initial term. The same filing disclosed that on July 23, 2026 the company had entered into definitive agreements to develop the campus through a joint venture. First reported by PRNewswire, the announcement was subsequently covered by MarketWatch and detailed further in SEC filings via StockTitan.

CleanCore disclosed a Tier 3 campus designed to deliver approximately 55 MW of utility power capacity and 40 MW of critical IT load at full buildout. Roughly 20 MW of utility power is already energized and supporting an initial 15 MW of critical IT load, with the remaining capacity expected online in Q1 2027, when revenue under the colocation agreement is scheduled to begin.

The exact city, county, acreage, square footage, and building count were not disclosed in the sources reviewed and are omitted here.

CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) is positioning itself as a developer and operator of AI-oriented data center infrastructure. The Cerebras Systems agreement, a publicly traded AI chip and systems company (Nasdaq: CBRS), is CleanCore's marquee announced customer and reflects the company's strategy of anchoring large campuses to long-term AI workload commitments before construction completes.

The specific site has not been publicly identified, but the state-level rationale aligns with trends visible across the broader market.

The 79/21 joint venture, with $40 million in initial contributions and up to $500 million in aggregate committed capital, is a financing structure designed to let CleanCore retain operational control while bringing in a capital partner to share the build risk. The staged contribution, $25 million at closing and up to $15 million shortly after, suggests milestones tied to construction progress rather than a single lump-sum draw. That structure keeps pressure on the development timeline and, by extension, on the labor pipeline needed to hit Q1 2027 energization of the remaining capacity.

A 55 MW Tier 3 campus with a hard Q1 2027 deadline for the second phase is a compressed hiring event regardless of which Minnesota market it sits in. The state has a strong union and building-trades presence, and the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro concentrates the commercial construction, utility, and mission-critical contractors most relevant to a project of this size. Electricians, mechanical and HVAC crews, controls technicians, and heavy-construction labor will all be in demand simultaneously, competing with other active industrial and logistics projects across the state.

The most consequential staffing reality here is the undisclosed site. Because the campus location has not been made public, the developer's early advantage belongs to any contractor or staffing partner that can pre-book scarce electrical and commissioning crews before competitors know where to bid. By the time the address is public, the best low-voltage and power-systems teams in Minnesota will already be spoken for on other projects. Acting now, on a state-level basis, is the move. For a full breakdown of roles, pay bands, and where the specialized talent sits across Minnesota, see our guide to hiring data center talent in Minnesota. Sources: PRNewswire, which first reported the announcement, with additional coverage from MarketWatch and SEC filings reviewed via StockTitan.