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Smithfield, RI · Providence County · 41.867°N 71.527°W

Hanton City Business Park (data center anchor)

Hanton City Investments LLC

ProposedMixed-useReported

This facility is proposed and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

Key facts

Location
Smithfield, RI, Providence County
Capacity
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Announced
2026-05
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Civic impact

Community sentiment

Opposed

Smithfield Town Council voted 4-1 (May 5, 2025) to amend zoning to list data centers as "not permitted" in all districts; Hanton City Investments filed its application May 4 — one day before the vote — preserving pre-ban review (a use variance faces "a pretty high bar"). Council President Tassoni expects the developer to sue. The widely cited $59M is projected 30-year town tax REVENUE, not facility investment; the developer said the project "may never happen" absent a state tax break (RI SB 2346, a 30-year sales/use exemption, was held by the Senate as of April 2026).

Proposed data center still looms over Smithfield after ban

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Hanton City Investments LLC (Ryan Polumbo of Revity Energy and John Branca) filed a zoning application for an industrial/warehousing park with a data center anchor tenant on undeveloped woodland near the Fidelity Investments campus. The application was filed May 4, 2026 — one day before the Smithfield Town Council voted 4-1 to ban data centers. No megawatt capacity has been publicly disclosed.

    Proposed data center still looms over Smithfield, even after town council enacts ban

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Sources & data provenance

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