Joplin City Council approved the annexation and heavy-industrial rezoning of the Wildwood Ranch site on 17 February 2026, taking in about 540 acres of a roughly 600-acre rezoning off West 20th Street and Central City Road. The land belongs to Wildwood Ranch LLC, whose principal James Pinjuv brought the application; the prospective occupier signed a non-disclosure agreement and has not been named. Electricity would come from Liberty Utilities, the former Empire District, and water from Missouri American Water - both told the city that a data centre customer would have to pay its own way for the upgrades it needed. A pre-development meeting and around thirteen technical studies must be finished before a construction permit can even be applied for, and a lawsuit filed in March 2026 runs alongside. The zoning decision followed a 6-1 planning and zoning recommendation in January and a seven-hour council reading.
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What did Joplin approve at Wildwood Ranch?
Annexation of about 540 acres and rezoning of roughly 600 acres to M-2 heavy industrial, on 17 February 2026.
Which company would occupy the Wildwood Ranch site?
The prospect is unnamed: the landowner signed a non-disclosure agreement, and the City has said it cannot identify the company.
Which utilities would serve Wildwood Ranch?
Liberty Utilities for electricity and Missouri American Water for water. Both told the city that infrastructure upgrades would be paid for by the customer.
What must happen before construction starts at Wildwood Ranch?
A pre-development meeting and about thirteen studies, which take six to twelve months, before a construction permit application. Litigation filed in March 2026 is also outstanding.