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HARRISONBURG SCORES DATA STORAGE CENTER n March, Criticon Corporation Imillion for plans to invest $115 unveiled a 150,000-square-foot co-location data storage center in Harrisonburg, VA. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland for this investment. The project will create 25 new jobs paying an average of $80,000 in salary. The Virginia Department of Business Assistance will provide training assistance through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program to help train the new employees. The company, which will expand the former Tyco Building at 1175 North Main Street by 40,000 square feet, will own and operate the data center and have additional tenants operating their own equipment within a designated area. “This is just the first of several mission-critical facilities including data centers, continuity offices, and disaster recovery sites that we expect to build in the Shenandoah Valley,” says William A. Russell, Jr., CEO of Criticon, adding that Harrisonburg is the ideal location for such a facility. “[Harrisonburg is] just over 100 miles from Washington, DC, over 50 miles outside the 50-mile blast zone, yet an easy two-hour drive. It is also over 50 miles from the nearest nuclear power plant, behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, and accessible to plenty of electrical power and telecommunications fiber optic lines,” further remarks Russell. Criticon, a privately held company headquartered in Alexandria, VA, was recently formed for mission-critical facilities development. Criticon’s primary market focus will be on serving federal government and private enterprise business continuity needs. One of the top economic development hot spots. Expansion Management Magazine & National Policy Research Council, 2007 One of the nation’s ten best cities to get a job. Forbes Magazine, 2006 we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. People are talking about Virginia Beach. And it’s easy to see why. Not only it is one of the best places to live in America; it’s also one of the best places to do business. 4th on the list of best city governments. National Policy Research Council, 2004 Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Among the ten best big cities in America. Money Magazine, 2006 Call us to arrange a personal tour, and see for yourself what makes Virginia Beach so special. www.yesvirginiabeach.com The best place to live in America. USA Weekend, 2003 800-989-4567 Virginia Beach is a member of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance. #1308 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 47 http://www.yesvirginiabeach.com http://www.yesvirginiabeach.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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