Facebook To Build $750 Million Data Center In Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Facebook has announced it will build a data center in Huntsville, an investment of about $750 million.

The data center will employ about 100 people. The Huntsville City Council gave unanimous approval on May 24 for Facebook to purchase 340 acres in the North Huntsville Industrial Park. Facebook paid $8.5 million for the property.

“Every day, millions of people around the world use Facebook’s products, and this new Alabama data center will soon play a role in keeping the company’s popular platforms running flawlessly,” Gov. Kay Ivey said during a press conference. “Facebook has found a great location in Sweet Home Alabama, and we’ll do our best to help the company grow and prosper here.”

Facebook issued this statement:

“We are excited to be joining the Huntsville community. As one of the fastest growing tech hubs in the country, we knew it would be a great location for our newest data center,” said Matt VanderZanden, director of Site Selection at Facebook.

For more information on the project: Facebook.com/HuntsvilleDataCenter.

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Image via Huntsville Data Center Facebook page.