Z Squared Begins Site Planning and Engineering at Energized Union County Campus in El Dorado, Arkansas

Company engages A2 Advisors to lead site development and leasing strategy. Plan targets up to approximately 150 MW of AI-ready capacity over time.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Squared Inc. (Nasdaq: ZSQR) ("Z Squared" or the "Company") today announced that it has begun site planning and preliminary engineering for its Union County Campus in El Dorado, Arkansas. The Company has engaged A2 Advisors to advise on site development, project delivery, vendor and partner alignment, and customer leasing strategy for the campus.

Z Squared acquired the campus through its purchase of Paradox Data, LLC, which closed on September 8, 2026. The site is energized today, with approximately 8 MW of utility power currently available under the site's existing electric service arrangements.

The site plan will provide specific development options covering layout, power and cooling, building footprints, and phasing. Z Squared is designing these options around industry-leading technical requirements supporting the latest AI infrastructure platforms. The Company has obtained this information from multiple prospective tenants, and plans to evaluate specific configurations to maximize the efficiency of the campus.

"Power is the hardest thing to secure in AI infrastructure, and our Union County campus already has it," said David Halabu, Chief Executive Officer of Z Squared. "Our job now is to turn that power into capacity for tenants. We are engineering the campus around the requirements of prospective tenants, and A2 Advisors brings the development expertise and leasing discipline to move those conversations forward."

"Union County is a strategic site that can deliver AI infrastructure capacity at scale," said Andrew Albrecht, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of A2 Advisors. "Our focus is aligning that capacity to meet industry demand."

Over time, the Company's development plan targets up to approximately 150 MW of AI-ready capacity. Capacity above the existing 8 MW is a development target. It is not currently contracted, energized or delivered. Reaching it depends on additional power arrangements, tenant commitments, financing, permitting and construction.

About A2 Advisors LLC
A2 Advisors LLC is a strategic advisory firm focused on the development, scaling, and monetization of digital infrastructure ecosystems. We work at the intersection of data centers, power, real estate, and capital markets, helping clients navigate the complex ecosystems required to support next-generation compute, digital workloads, and hyperscale demand. More information is available at www.a2advisors.com.

About Z Squared Inc.
Z Squared Inc. (Nasdaq: ZSQR) is a computing infrastructure company that operates advanced computing equipment and is expanding into AI infrastructure. The Company's approach rests on three principles: lead with power, build for AI workloads, and scale with discipline. More information is available at www.zsquaredinc.com.

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SOURCE Z Squared Inc.