A 147,000-square-foot data center has taken form during the last sixth months, replacing about three acres of juniper trees in Prineville with tons of steel and concrete, not to mention hundreds of construction workers.
Within the next six months, Facebook plans to complete the initial phases of its first company-owned data center, filling out the skeleton that’s now standing on 124 acres of rural land the company owns off Tom McCall Road.
A 147,000-square-foot data center has taken form during the last sixth months, replacing about three acres of juniper trees in Prineville with tons of steel and concrete, not to mention hundreds of construction workers.
Within the next six months, Facebook plans to complete the initial phases of its first company-owned data center, filling out the skeleton that’s now standing on 124 acres of rural land the company owns off Tom McCall Road.
Locals reacted with shock and glee when Facebook revealed in January that it would be building its first data center in humble Prineville. The timing could not have been better: Crook County struggled with an unemployment rate of 20% during the worst of the recession. WELCOME FACEBOOK quickly appeared on marquees at local businesses.