Harwood data center: both buildings expected complete by 2028
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Polaris Forge 2
The claim, verbatim
Both buildings of Applied Digital's Harwood, ND data center are expected to be completed by 2028, when full annual property tax collections are projected to begin; the mayor said he could not give a firm completion or opening date.
Source (primary)
Harwood mayor reveals millions in projected tax revenue for Fargo Public Schools from Applied Digital data center - Valley News Live (-, news_article)
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Quote: “He emphasized that the figure represents projected annual property tax collections beginning in 2028, when both buildings are expected to be completed.”
How we checked this
Checked on November 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states the projected annual tax collections begin in 2028 when both buildings are expected to be complete, and separately reports the mayor could not provide a firm completion or opening schedule.
Confirmed in the source:
- Both buildings of Applied Digital's Harwood, ND data center are expected to be completed by 2028
- Full annual property tax collections are projected to begin in 2028
- The mayor said he could not give a firm completion or opening date
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/11/07/harwood-mayor-reveals-millions-projected-tax-revenue-fargo-public-schools-applied-digital-data-center/) in full (20,358 characters, retrieved November 8, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Harwood mayor reveals millions in projected tax revenue for Fargo Public Schools from Applied Digital data center - Valley News Live
Quote: “He emphasized that the figure represents projected annual property tax collections beginning in 2028, when both buildings are expected to be completed.”