Beale Infrastructure withdraws application for proposed data center in Gardner

On 2026-05-07, Beale Infrastructure withdrew its application for a proposed 300-acre data center project in Gardner, Kansas, after the city said it would not grant incentives. The company said it would no longer pursue development of the project, which had drawn opposition from local residents. The article also says the facility would not have affected the local power grid and would have used a closed-loop cooling system.