Facebook announced last Friday that is all set to double the size of its data center at Prineville, Oregon.
Facebook is reportedly going to add 160,000 square foot shell to the 147,000 square foot facility now being built.
“We are making excellent progress on the first phase of our Prineville Data Center and we are hoping to finish construction of that phase in the first quarter of 2011,” said Tom Furlong, Director of Site Operations for Facebook. “To meet the needs of our growing business, we have decided to go ahead with the second phase of the project, which was an option we put in place when we broke ground earlier this year. The second phase should be finished by early 2012.”
The expansion also brings good news for the Prineville community, as the proposed expansion will create 35 long-term jobs and the construction project will employ 150 to 200 worker on any given day.
Interested candidates are also advised to head to Facebook’s careers page for more information regarding employment opportunities.
