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July 21, 2017

Facebook doubling size of New Mexico data center

  • Officials estimate the state could gain about $65 million in tax revenue from construction and infrastructure costs related to the project.
    • By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
    Associated Press

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 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 early Tuesday 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, New Mexico's largest metropolitan area.


     
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