Livingston-based CoreWeave said it plans to invest as much as $6 billion to set up a data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as the AI computing power provider expands its capacity across the nation.
The initial 100 megawatt (MW) data center, with potential to expand to 300 MW, represents one of the first large-scale data centers of its kind in the region and will support US global competitiveness in AI.
The announcement will be made during the CEO roundtable with President Trump at Senator Dave McCormick’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, hosted at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh today, July 15.
“The demand for high-performance AI compute is relentless, and CoreWeave is scaling a cloud purpose-built for AI to meet it and strengthen U.S. leadership,” Michael Intrator, co-founder, chairman of the Board, and chief executive officer of CoreWeave said. “This data center will accelerate innovation and drive economic growth across the region. We look forward to working with leaders like Senator McCormick and Governor Shapiro to ensure this investment delivers meaningful, lasting impact.”
The project is expected to create about 600 jobs during the build phase, with approximately 70 full-time technical and operational roles at launch and scaling to approximately 175 over time.
CoreWeave will be the tenant of the site, co-developed by Chirisa Technology Parks and Machine Investment Group. The companies will partner on all facets of workforce recruitment and community engagement, establishing a model for regional AI infrastructure that delivers long-term economic growth and community impact.
“I’m thrilled to welcome this transformative investment in our great Commonwealth,” Senator Dave McCormick said. “This Energy and Innovation Summit is a powerful testament to Pennsylvania’s readiness and ability to lead—to generate thousands of good-paying jobs, to unleash our incredible energy resources, and to power the next AI and economic revolution, further strengthening America’s resilience and independence. I’m deeply grateful to CoreWeave for their tremendous commitment to Pennsylvania’s future.”
Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure tailored for advanced AI workloads, the Lancaster data center will help position Pennsylvania, and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, as a strategic hub for the global AI economy.
