ARE-ON Forrest City
Forrest City, AR
Source: Primary source
ARE-ON Forrest City is a mapped data center in AR.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkArkansas Research and Education Optical Network (AREON) — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Google Accused of Felling 300 Hectares of Forest for a Finnish Data CentreWood Central· Oct 1, 2026
- New plans emerge for southeast Fort Worth data center campusFort Worth Star-Telegram· Aug 25, 2026
- Crypto boss eyes second act for Malaysia’s US$100 billion Forest CityThe Business Times· Aug 12, 2026
- Tesla battery pack falls off truck, burns for hours on I-40WREG.com· Aug 12, 2026
- Heavyweight battle: Forrest’s green zeal meets AirTrunk’s hard realityThe Australian· Jul 28, 2026
- Supervisor resigns in Clinton Twp. as residents question ties to data center developerWVIA Public Media· Jul 17, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, East Arkansas Secondary Career Center in Forrect City, is 745 ft from this site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.