Massive South Loop data center ready for expansion
One of the world's largest data centers is about to get a whole lot bigger in the South Loop.
Digital Realty Trust, which owns the 1.1 million-square-foot Lakeside Technology Center, said it is planning to build a 12-story, 698,000-square-foot annex at 330 E. Cermak Road. That is just west of its existing facility at 350 E. Cermak.
The buildings will be separated by Calumet Avenue, but will be connected underground, according to the real estate investment trust.
At about 1.8 million square feet, the combined new facility would be
larger than all but seven existing data centers in the world, all of which are in China, according to a recent study by IT Brand Pulse.
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Caterpillar opens first Chicago office in Merchandise Mart
Caterpillar has opened its first Chicago office, an innovation-focused space in the Merchandise Mart the company hopes will attract young, tech-savvy talent.
The Digital and Analytics Hub officially opened Thursday.
Morgan Vawter, chief analytics director for Peoria-based Caterpillar and one of the hub’s first employees, said the company's first-ever Chicago office is an effort to boost talent recruitment.
“Part of it is the innovation pipeline: the connections to 1871 and the universities, being able to pull and tag those resources,” she said.
There are about 10 employees in the office, some from other locations, some who worked remotely in Chicago and some new hires. Vawter said the nearly 5,000-square-foot office
should have 45 employees in about 18 months. Job openings are already posted online.
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