These don't create a lot of permanent jobs but it's still good to see, I guess. Nice boost in the temporary construction jobs though.
Microsoft Plans $200M Data Center Development Near Chicago
https://www.bisnow.com/chicago/news/...chicago-108102
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Microsoft is building two new data centers outside of Chicago, according to planning documents filed this week.
The data center facilities will occupy a 53-acre site in Hoffman Estates, and be built in two phases, according to the plans. The development will span about 400K SF in total once completed.
Microsoft plans to invest over $200M in the project and says it will create 280 construction jobs and 20 permanent data center jobs once it is ready to open in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The company is also building a $123M data center campus in nearby Elk Grove Village.
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According to CBRE, Chicago boasted total data center inventory of 278 megawatts with another 16.2 MW under construction as of the second half of 2020. It is the fourth-largest data center market in the U.S., behind Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley and Dallas-Fort Worth.
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