Emily Buenzle - Tue November 07, 2017
Local Community to Benefit From Facebook's $750M Data Center
Construction has begun on a new Facebook data center in New Albany, Ohio. The one-million-sq.-ft., $750 million facility will be ready for use in 2019, NBC4i reported. The project promises to provide up to $77 million in construction jobs and wages, with up to 1,688 workers, along with $243 million in output across supply chains....
Alan Suderman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 13, 2017
Facebook Announces Plans for New Data Center in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Facebook plans to build a massive new $750 million data center in central Virginia, with an energy-efficient design and a plan to boost the state's adoption of renewable power. The social media giant said on Oct....
Alan Suderman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 06, 2017
Facebook 'Likes' This State For New $750M Facility
Facebook plans to build a massive new $750 million data center in central Virginia, with an energy-efficient design and a plan to boost the state's adoption of renewable power. The social media giant said Thursday that the center in Henrico County, just outside Richmond, will conserve energy by incorporating outdoor air and "direct evaporative cooling systems."Facebook also is partnering with Dominion Energy to offset the energy used by the data center with power produced by new solar installations around the state....
Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 02, 2017
Facebook Plans to Expand New Mexico Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Facebook's plans for New Mexico now call for a half-billion-dollar investment and a data center that will span an area equal to 17 football fields. Gov. Susana Martinez's office announced on July 18 that the social media giant will be doubling its investment in the state with the planned expansion of its data center currently under construction near Los Lunas, a rural area just outside of Albuquerque, N.M.'s largest metropolitan area....
Mon February 20, 2017
Study: Facebook Data Center Could Net $2B in Economic Impact
A study done by a consulting firm for the village of Los Lunas estimates nearly $2 billion in fiscal and economic impacts from Facebook's new data center over 10 years. The Albuquerque Journal reported the study by California-based David Taussig & Associates came out in December, more than a month after Facebook broke ground....
Linda Lynn - Fri January 13, 2017
Trees, Flags Top off State's Construction History
The topping out ceremony celebrates the completion of many hours of heavy lifting, the near completion of constructing a building. It's a time for celebration. Sometimes it's an undecorated evergreen or decorated Christmas tree....
Claire Williamson - Fri January 13, 2017
Millennium Falcon Lands Near Town, Strains Local Infrastructure
It's not every day you get to see the former temporary home of Star Wars' Millennium Falcon. So when the cast and crew arrived at Malin Head and the iconic spaceship - it propelled the historic area in to the limelight....
Joe Donatelli - Fri January 13, 2017
The Story Behind the Most Inescapable Billboard in Los Angeles
It's a tale as old as Hollywood itself. Girl moves to L.A. to catch a big break. Girl misses out on big break. Girl pivots to career as model/DJ. Girl poses for billboard that makes her the local face of industrial footwear for over ten years....
Lindsay Whitehurst and Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 30, 2016
Facebook Chooses New Mexico Over Utah for Data Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, an announcement that spread quickly as elected officials celebrated a hard-fought win that could have ripple effects for the state's struggling economy....
