From Mills to Megawatts: Griffin’s Next Chapter

Data Center under construction at “Project Spalding”

Big news out of Griffin…construction is already underway on a $1.5 billion, 1.42 million sq. ft. data center campus. Eight facilities. $22.9 million in projected annual tax revenue. A seismic shift in what drives our local economy.

This isn’t just a win for Spalding County, it’s a turning point for every historic mill town across Georgia. For more than a century, textiles defined Griffin. NAFTA and offshoring hollowed out that industry, leaving behind vacant mills, underutilized neighborhoods, and generations of lost opportunity.

Now we’re seeing the next industrial wave: digital infrastructure. Data centers are to the 21st century what mills were to the 19th century, a foundation for jobs, innovation, and growth.

But here’s the challenge and opportunity. With $1.5 billion in capital flowing into Griffin, the need for quality workforce housing will only accelerate. Engineers, technicians, contractors, and supporting industries don’t just need servers, they need homes, schools, restaurants, and community.

That’s where firms like Three Bulls step in. Our mission is to revitalize these mill towns by rebuilding their neighborhoods, creating livable workforce housing, and ensuring that historic communities don’t just host the next generation of industry, but thrive alongside it.