With so much debate about proposed data centers in Oklahoma, a data center firm in Tulsa is expanding and creating more than 300 jobs manufacture the equipment used to manage the large amounts of electricity needed by data centers.
Monday’s ribbon cutting ceremony featured Gov. Kevin Stitt, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols and officials of Crusoe, a data center manufacturing firm with an existing Tulsa operation. ”
“Crusoe could have expanded anywhere, and it continues to choose Tulsa, Oklahoma,” said Governor Kevin Stitt. “That is what happens when you support job creators, invest in a capable workforce, and get the government out of the way. This expansion supports more than 300 Oklahomans and moves us closer to our goal of making Oklahoma a Top 10 state.”
The new additional was 400,000 square feet and helped bring the firm’s national manufacturing footprint to roughly 1 million square feet.
“There’s a lot of talk about the AI buildout, but so much of it comes down to real people building real things, and we need more of those skilled hands here in Tulsa,” said Cully Cavness, Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Crusoe.
The plant makes the electric equipment that serves as the foundation for AI innovation, including medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchboards, electrical enclosures, industrial controls, and custom-fabricated copper busbar.
“The team we’ve built in Tulsa can make the hardest, most critical components faster than the industry thinks is possible,” said Andrew Sweatman, Vice President of Manufacturing at Crusoe. “A second facility gives them room to take on more, and to keep raising the bar as we grow.”
Crusoe has hired more than 300 local craft workers to build these components across the two Tulsa sites, up from the 100 expected when the first facility opened in 2024. Their work supports gigawatts of AI infrastructure, including more than 2,500 switchboards supplied to Crusoe’s flagship Stargate Project site in Abilene, Texas.
“This team creates the equipment that makes the future of AI possible, and manufacturing ourselves, here in America, is what lets us move as fast as we do. Today we are proud to welcome more than 300 full-time manufacturing staff in Tulsa to Crusoe’s team of more than 1,800 employees and 15,000 skilled workers across our sites, all striving together to accomplish Crusoe’s mission: to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence,” added Cavness.
Nichols said the jobs provide another opportunity to strengthen Tulsa’s workforce, particularly for young people entering skilled trades and other technical careers, reported News on 6.
“This is a great opportunity for young people in the future. Making sure we have that strong base of jobs here is critical to the city,” Nichols said.
