Harwood construction progress: started Sept 2025, one building enclosed
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Polaris Forge 2
The claim, verbatim
Construction of the Harwood data center began in September 2025, and at least one building has been fully enclosed for some time, with interior work underway.
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: “construction of Applied Digital's development has advanced considerably since crews began moving dirt in September 2025. According to the mayor, at least one building has been fully enclosed for some time, with workers moving forward on interior construction.”
How we checked this
Checked on November 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article reports, per the mayor, that crews began moving dirt in September 2025 and that at least one building has been enclosed for some time with interior construction proceeding.
Confirmed in the source:
- Construction of the Harwood data center began in September 2025
- At least one building has been fully enclosed for some time
- Interior work is underway
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: “construction of Applied Digital's development has advanced considerably since crews began moving dirt in September 2025. According to the mayor, at least one building has been fully enclosed for some time, with workers moving forward on interior construction.”