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Switch Inc. was established in 2000 by Rob Roy, who is both the CEO and the company's leading inventor and chief engineer. [3] In 2002, Roy acquired a former Enron facility in Nevada through an auction he was the sole attendee of, due to the secretive nature of Enron's fiber plans.
In 2008 Switch and Data expanded by adding over a quarter million square feet of data center capacity, an increase of 34% of their total capacity. [2] Before their purchase by Equinix, Switch and Data's footprint included 23 markets throughout U.S. and Canada and provides power and cooling densities of up to 200 watts per square foot to more ...
The nearby data centers from Apple Inc. and Switch also received incentives. [44] [62] Nevada estimates the construction impact at $2.4 billion and the economic impact from the project at $100 billion over two decades ($5 billion/year, of which $353–378 million are wages) yielding $57 million in state and local taxes.
Pages in category "History of Nevada City, California" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Switch opened a 130 MW data center in 2017, with plans for 650 MW on its 2,000-acre site. [22] [23] [24] It is scheduled to occupy 7.2 million square feet [23] and cost $4 billion, [25] with the aim of being Tier 5-approved. [26] [27] A 91-unit Studio 6 Hotel started construction in 2017. A Courtyard by Marriott is scheduled nearby. [28]
Town Talk was a historic mining community in Nevada County, California. [1] Town Talk was located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Grass Valley. [2] It was the site of the Town Talk Mine and a rail tunnel on the line between Grass Valley and Nevada City. [3]
YouTube's initial headquarters was above a pizzeria and Japanese restaurant in San Mateo, California. [11] The domain name "YouTube.com" was activated on February 14, 2005, with video upload options being integrated on April 23, 2005, with the slogan "Tune In, Hook Up" ─ the original idea of Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.
On January 24, 1874, Charles Marsh, who was a prominent citizen of Nevada City (he was a civil engineer and a founder of the Central Pacific Railroad) and 19 others organized a "Committee of Twenty" to build a narrow-gauge railroad from Nevada City and Grass Valley to connect with the transcontinental railroad at Colfax. Marsh also served as ...