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With Facebook, central OR’s data centers expanding

The Columbian
Published: March 31, 2012, 5:00pm

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — With Facebook’s first data center in Prineville up and running and a second being built next door, local officials are looking to cement central Oregon as a hub for data centers.

The Bend Bulletin reports that Apple has plans to open a small data center nearby, and bought 160 acres from the city of Prineville for $5.6 million in February.

Another data center — code-named Jasper — is in the works, but power utility and economic development officials will not say what company is behind it.

In all, central Oregon’s ability to keep up its developing reputation as a data center hub will depend on whether its power, fiber optic lines and water systems can support the burgeoning industry, but officials are optimistic.

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