GREENSBORO – The Guilford County Board of Commissioners public hearing of 6 May to consider the application of incentive 6 million dollars to American Express, which is looking for a site to build a 400 million dollars to run data services that could employ up to 150 people.
New York-based company, best known for credit cards and travel operations, and will also seek incentives from the city of Greensboro, but the amount of this demand can not be determined on Friday.
American Express is already a focal point and wide in the 7701 Airport Center Drive here. That process was opened in 1985 and employs about 2,000 people.
Continued employment of economic and elected officials guarding the discussion Friday on the details of the new project, which has the ability to develop to invest approximately 1 billion dollars over 20 years. However, a source familiar with the discussions that have been identifiedAmerican Express as a candidate. The company is also considering an offer from an unspecified Des Moines, Iowa.
“These facilities have become an important symbol of the new economy, particularly in areas that were around the factories,” said Rich Miller, editor of Data Center Knowledge, posted on the Internet that cover the industry. “What is a data center is moving into the digital age.”
Those familiar with data centers, says American Express was looking for a place to locate the new process during the past few months. If a company chooses Guilford County, could break ground within 60 to 90 days.
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