Chicago Construction Billionaire Deepens Bet on Data Centers
- New division is fueled by client growth in AI, cloud computing
- Firm is general contractor of $1 billion Illinois quantum park
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Clayco, a Chicago-based builder led by billionaire Bob Clark, is positioning itself to grab for more of the boom in data centers.
The company is starting a new unit called Clayco Compute to sharpen the focus on data centers and quantum computing projects. Clayco, a top five builder of data centers in the US, already has 57 active such projects across the country, and it says its clients are pressing for more as they rush to meet a surge in demand.