Rabu, 27 Juni 2012

Confirmed: Apple Building New Data Center in Reno, Nevada


If approved, a new data center commissioned by Apple at the Reno Technology Park could bring $1 billion to northern Nevada, state officials said this week. Apple plans to begin the construction in August and the project’s deadline is the end of the year.

Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet confirmed the company’s plans to build a new data center to News 4, stating: “We hope to build Apple's next data center in Reno to support Apple's iTunes Store, App Store and incredibly popular iCloud services.”

“If approved, this project would expand our presence in Nevada and create hundreds of construction jobs over the next year, plus permanent jobs at the data center which will add to our existing total of nearly 400 employees in the state.”

According to Steve Hill from the Governor’s Office, the new server farm is likely to attract 500 construction jobs in August alone, 230 direct jobs soon thereafter, and another 90 indirect positions after the end of the project.

The Cupertino-based Apple estimated for Nevada officials that its data center would generate about $1 billion for the state’s economy over the course of 10 years.

In this respect, Washoe County Chairman Bob Larkin remarked: “The Washoe County Board of Commissioners recognizes that, as a leader in the global economy, Apple has many choices worldwide for where they can locate and invest hundreds of millions of dollars, and the Board is extremely proud to endorse this project and be in the running to partner with them on such a prestigious economic development project.”

“Having Apple in our community would put us on the global economic development map for other related industries.” Larkin added. “This proposed high speed data center could bring hundreds of much needed construction jobs to our area in the coming months.”

“In addition, Apple promises the investment of $1 billion dollars in our region over the next 10 years. The agreement to move forward with this project represents a watershed moment for our region's economic future,” said the Washoe County chairman.

Via: Confirmed: Apple Building New Data Center in Reno, Nevada

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