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PHOENIX – Skanska, one of the world’s leading construction and development firms, has commenced work on EdgeCore Mesa’s facility located at 3856 S. Everton Terrace
Mesa, Ariz. 85212.
Phase one, a $22 million construction project, consists of development of a 25-acre site into the first of a seven-building data center. The project includes site work, underground utilities, a 200,000 square foot, two-story precast building, electrical and mechanical equipment, platforms and generators.
“Business is increasingly dependent on the Cloud,” said Skanska Executive Vice President and General Manager Ross Vroman. “We know EdgeCore and its customers are depending on this facility for a variety of services and we’re excited to enable new possibilities for them.
Skanska, which has been active in both the building and civil construction markets in Phoenix for many years, is based at 4742 North 24th Street in Phoenix, just south of Camelback Road. It has a wealth of experience in the data center and larger mission critical sectors, including other data center work in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
For further information please contact:
Jay Weisberger, Skanska USA, 206.494.5469, jay.weisberger@skanska.com
Beth McRae, The McRae Agency, 602.330.1996, beth@mcraeagency.com
Skanska USA is one of the largest, most financially sound construction and development companies in the U.S., serving a broad range of clients including those in transportation, power, industrial, water/wastewater, healthcare, education, sports, data centers, government, aviation, life sciences and commercial. Headquartered in New York with offices in 31 metro areas, we have nearly 11,000 employees committed to being leaders in safety, project execution, sustainability, ethics and people development. In 2017, our work in building construction, civil and power/industrial construction, commercial development and infrastructure development (public-private partnerships) generated $7.3 billion in revenue. Global revenue of parent company Skanska AB, headquartered in Stockholm and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, totaled $18.8 billion in 2017. Skanska shares are publicly traded in the U.S. on the OTC market under the symbol SKBSY through a Level I American Depository Receipt program.
