Immedion Announces New Data Center Facility in Richland County
12 Apr, 2010
Investment expected to bring 15 new jobs to the area
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Central SC Alliance and the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) today announced that Immedion LLC will expand its operations into Richland County. The multi-million dollar investment is expected to generate 15 new jobs.
“We have been operating in the Upstate for the past few years, and this new data center in the Midlands allows us to extend our reach to all areas of South Carolina. The demand for our services is expected to continue to grow, and the SCRA USC Innovation Center provides us a perfect location to accommodate this demand. Richland County has an exceptional business environment and the skilled workforce we need for our operations,” said Frank Mobley, CEO of Immedion.
Immedion operates an enterprise-level data center in Greenville near the CU-ICAR campus, and the new facility is located in a 15,000-square-foot space in the SCRA USC Innovation Center. The company expects to begin operations in early August.
“It is always great to see a home-grown company prosper to the degree that Immedion has demonstrated in recent years. The company has witnessed success in Greenville, and the decision to open a new facility in Richland County means more well-paying jobs for South Carolinians. Immedion’s announcement is another sign that South Carolina continues to encourage growth by providing a solid foundation for success with a skilled workforce and business-friendly climate. We congratulate Immedion on its expansion and wish them continued success in the Palmetto State,” said Joe Taylor, Secretary of Commerce.
Central SC Alliance Chairman Jim Apple said, “Immedion is a great example of how a home-grown company can prosper with the technology support system that exists here in Central South Carolina. The region certainly offers everything needed to support data centers as evident by today’s announcement and the recent purchase of property in northeast Richland County by Google.”
“The SCRA USC Innovation Center at Columbia is designed to serve high-growth start-up companies like Immedion, with whom our SC Launch program has worked extensively,” said Bill Mahoney, SCRA CEO. “This center has become a reality because of the dedication by our business, academic, government and economic development partners to build the knowledge economy in South Carolina.”
The company expects to begin hiring for the new positions in June. Anyone interested in job opportunities with the company should send an e-mail inquiry to employment@immedion.com.
About Immedion
Immedion’s objective is to keep customer business-critical data and applications available 100 percent of the time, year-round. They accomplish this by coupling a world-class data center facility and a strategic array of managed services developed to deliver the highest degree of reliability at a very competitive price. Since 2007, Immedion has been delivering fully redundant power, Internet bandwidth, cooling and humidity control to the Upstate business’ IT infrastructure. Customers leverage the Immedion enterprise level data center to minimize critical computer system downtime caused by commercial power outages, Internet problems, or other system failures. Immedion is headquartered in Greenville. For more information please visit www.immedion.com.
About S.C. Department of Commerce
The S.C. Department of Commerce works closely with economic development professionals throughout the state to recruit new jobs and investments and help existing businesses grow. Commerce has been recognized for its success in the areas of job creation and economic impact by Area Development and Business Facilities magazines. The S.C. Department of Commerce was one of 10 state economic development organizations to receive Area Development’s Silver Shovel Award in 2009 and Commerce received the 2009 Deal of the Year award from Business Facilities magazine. Commerce received the top prize for Boeing’s selection of North Charleston for the company’s second final assembly plant for the 787 Dreamliner program. In addition to job and investment recruitment, the agency provides a range of business support services, offers grants for community development and infrastructure improvements, and provides tools to enhance workforce skills. For more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
