Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware
Location of Apple's North Carolina facility revealed
We've been following this story for a while. Apple is planning to open a massive data center in North Carolina (NC). Recently, NC offered a nice tax incentive and that sealed the deal. This week, the AP is reporting that Apple's data center will live in Maiden, NC, just 30 miles away from Google's Catawba County data center.This comes at a time when the US economy is poor and Catawba County, NC is experiencing a 15% unemployment rate. The data center should create a large number of jobs (up to 3,000 during construction and around 300 once operational), which is a very good thing.
For now we've no idea what the facility will be used for. In the meantime, congratulations to Apple and Maiden. May you have a long and healthy relationship.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chuck said 10:55AM on 7-07-2009
i wonder how AT&T service is there...
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Ross Harris said 11:26AM on 7-07-2009
It appears to be a 3G area
Wheels said 12:10PM on 7-07-2009
"For now we've no idea what the facility will be used for."
hmmm...Storing data?
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Izzy said 10:27PM on 7-07-2009
Aside from the construction, how many of those jobs are going to locals, ummm zero (I'll bet). Hopefully I'm wrong.
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raining said 5:10AM on 7-14-2009
The new alternatives will not only benefit the development of North Carolina,but increase the job opportunities 4 some unemployees. Most importantly,Apple company will be
much stronger and developed.
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sophia said 10:11PM on 7-28-2009
It appears to be a 3G area
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