Microsoft just purchased a sprawling 1,385 acre megasite in North Carolina’s Person County for $26.85 million, according to the American City Business Journals.
This land, located in Woodsdale Township, has been earmarked for economic development purposes.
While Microsoft has not yet revealed specific plans for the site, the company has been heavily investing in infrastructure for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, with over $20 billion spent in its last fiscal quarter. This acquisition of a “megasite” suggests they might be expanding their nationwide data center footprint.
If Microsoft’s purchase is for a new data center, they would be joining the likes of Facebook, Apple, and GIGA in building sprawling data centers across the Carolinas.
