Facebook announced this month that it will be building a new $450 million data center in Forest City, North Carolina. Construction is already underway for Facebook's Rutherford Data Center, about 60 miles west of Charlotte, and is expected to continue over the next 18 months; when complete, the 300,000 square foot facility will house thousands of computer servers and employ a staff of 35 to 45 full-time and contract employees. The project will also create over 250 construction and mechanical jobs states InformationWeek.
"The Facebook brand represents constant innovation, expansion, and investment in new ideas. These are the core components of our country's job-creation engine," said Congressman Patrick McHenry. "We see the results of that here today, as Facebook's success has brought them to Forest City to make a great investment in this community. These are the jobs Western North Carolina needs to push forward in an economy increasingly dependent on new technologies."
"I think you will see it's a game changer for Rutherford County," said North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton in a WYFF Greenville report. "Certainly it shows Rutherford County and North Carolina are ready for the 21st-century. We're competing in the 21st century economy and we're only going to move forward from here."
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