A WIN FOR NEW MEXICO IN THE COMPETITION FOR A HUGE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER. THE 250-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY WILL BE BUILT IN LOS LUNAS. STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY JON BARELA SAYS THERE’S A JOBS COMPONENT TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS…AND 30 TO 100 FULL TIME JOBS.
BARELA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THIS COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC WIN FOR THE STATE SINCE INTEL BUILT ITS PLANT IN RIO RANCHO MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO.
BARELA SAYS IT’S SIGNIFICANT THAT THE FACILITY WILL BE POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY. HE SAYS THE STATE HAS BEEN WORKING TO LURE FACEBOOK HERE FOR OVER A YEAR. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
