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Associated Press - Tue August 13, 2019

Microsoft Plans to Build Three Data Center Campuses in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) Microsoft has announced it will build three data center campuses in Arizona to support the growing demand for cloud and internet services across the West. The technology giant intends to develop two of the campuses in Goodyear and one in El Mirage, both in suburban Phoenix....

Emily Buenzle - Thu November 08, 2018

Microsoft Employees Use Minecraft to See Construction Progress

Those interested in Apple Park might have gotten a sneak peak with a drone video, but Microsoft employees can now explore their new campus in the virtual world of Minecraft before construction is complete....

Corey Williams - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 27, 2017

Detroit Breaks Ground on Tallest Tower, Symbol of Resurgence

DETROIT (AP) An 800-ft.-tall centerpiece is coming to Detroit's resurgent downtown as the city continues to build momentum about three years after exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history....

Emily Buenzle - Wed November 29, 2017

Microsoft Announces Enormous Building Project at Headquarters

Microsoft has big construction plans for its campus in Redmond, Wash. The tech giant announced Nov. 28 a massive project that includes the renovation and expansion of its facilities, called the “Microsoft Redmond Campus of the Future,” K5 reported....

Alan Suderman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri October 06, 2017

Facebook 'Likes' This State For New $750M Facility

Facebook plans to build a massive new $750 million data center in central Virginia, with an energy-efficient design and a plan to boost the state's adoption of renewable power. The social media giant said Thursday that the center in Henrico County, just outside Richmond, will conserve energy by incorporating outdoor air and "direct evaporative cooling systems."Facebook also is partnering with Dominion Energy to offset the energy used by the data center with power produced by new solar installations around the state....

Mon August 15, 2016

Holograms Could Speed Up Construction Projects

Employees at Gilbane Building Company, a commercial construction firm based in Rhode Island, usually work off paper blueprints or with digital models that they view on computers or iPads. But Gilbane senior manager John Myers now gets a closer look by putting Microsoft's augmented-reality computer, HoloLens, on his head....