Facebook Eyes Expansion Of Oregon Data Center

Facebook filed an application with the city of Prineville, Ore., to construct a new data center near the 334,000-square-foot facility it opened in April 2011 and the twin building it is erecting next door.

Facebook filed an application with the city of Prineville, Ore., to construct a new data center near the 334,000-square-foot facility it opened in April 2011 and the twin building it is erecting next door.

The Bulletin of Bend, Ore., reported that the proposed new data center is much smaller than its predecessors, at about 62,000 square feet, according to Facebook Spokesman Lee Weinstein, who added that there is no timeline for the project, telling The Bulletin:

Facebook decides when and if to build additional structures as business needs dictate.

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