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WISE COUNTY, Va. – DP Facilities South, Inc. will invest $65 million to construct a Mission Critical Tier III Data Center operation in Wise County that will create 40 new jobs.

The announcement was made Wednesday by The Wise County Industrial Development Authority and the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority.

President of DP Facilities, Inc. Mark Gerard said the company acquired 22 acres from the Wise County Industrial Development Authority in the Lonesome Pine Regional Business and Technology Park to expand its facility.

The project, known as Mineral Gap, is a Tier III Uptime Institute certified Data Center.

“Wise County will serve to insulate the facility from natural disasters, blackouts and attacks on larger population centers,” Gerard said. “Mineral Gap will provide continuous operational continuity with experts available around the clock, cutting edge technologies, and back-up systems.