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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Bitmova Plans Data Center in Temple, Texas

08/21/2017
Bitmova will invest just under $8 million to expand its data management capacity with a new data center in Temple, Texas. The company plans to create 56 jobs over the next five years.

The datacenter, located 39 minutes north of the Austin, will occupy a 11 -acre tract of land in the Temple Industrial Park located near the intersection of IH-35 and Loop 363 in the northwest part of the city. The Temple EDC Board of Directors approved an economic development agreement that includes a land grant.

“Welcoming Bitmova, LLC to Temple further diversifies our industry base.” Temple EDC Vice President Charley Ayres said. “Bitmova will create high wage jobs in a highly technical job, with a significant level of capital investment in our local economy.”

According to The Temple Economic Development Corporation, Bitmova will set up a main data center to expand their current data management capacity and keep up with the data needs to maintain the functionality of their online platforms. On site will also be a workshop to continue Research & Development of Berberry servers and other technology prototypes related to robotics and VR. The long-term vision for this facility includes offering an accelerator program in the area working on the development of projects related to robotics.

“Temple EDC is a great partner, and Temple is a fantastic location,” stated, Behrouz Movahhed Nouri, CEO of Bitmova, LLC. “Temple Industrial Park offers a unique opportunity to develop a state-of-the-art data center on a site that has access to low cost, reliable power, infrastructure in place, an excellent network of roads and an available skilled workforce.”

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