New Facebook Data Center in Rutherford County North Carolina

The new Facebook Data Center is now under construction in Rutherford County, North Carolina. The project costs $450 million.

According to Data Center Knowledge, the first phase of the Rutherford County project will be operational in the first quarter of 2012. The data center is expected to create more than 250 construction and mechanical jobs during its 18-month building phase. When construction is completed, the data center will employ around 35-45 full-time and contract workers.