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Allen lands new data center project that will open next year
Steve Brown
September 20, 2016
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One of the country's largest data center companies has picked Allen for a major expansion.
St. Louis-based TierPoint LLC is spending more than $20 million on the first phase of its Allen project located on the west side of U.S. Highway 75 near Stacy Road.
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TierPoint intends to begin work immediately on the first 16,000-square-foot phase of the poject in order to get it up and running by next spring, said Chris Parsons, TierPoint's Regional Vice President.
"We see companies moving northward in the Dallas markets," Parsons said. "Organizations want to be close to their data.
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"Our data center is filling up here in Dallas," he said. "We are seeing more demand for service in this market."
TierPoint is partnering with Compass Data Centers to build the Allen project, which is designed to grow over time to 90,000 square feet.
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"Allen is a high-tech community in the rapidly growing U.S .75/State Highway 121 corridor, offering easy access from all points in North Texas and close proximity to the IT workforce, rapidly expanding population, and business growth in the area."
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During the next year more than 730,000 square feet of new data center projects are scheduled to open in the area.
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