Massive Burt Jones-backed project among wave of data centers proposed for Georgia

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Senate chamber.
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Senate chamber at the Georgia State Capitol on Sine Die on Friday, April 5, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

A massive data center project backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and his family could be coming to Butts County, but many of the project’s details are still unknown.

Jones, a Republican, is running to be Georgia’s next governor.

The Highway 16 Interstate Health Development near Interstate 75 owned by Jones’ father is set to include a 450,000 square-foot hospital, 1.2 million square feet of medical office space and 11 million square feet of data centers – making it one of the biggest data centers currently planned in Georgia and placing it among the largest ever built by today’s standard.