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ViaWest’s Minnesota Data Center Now Qualifies for Sales Tax Incentives
April 2015 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
ViaWest announces the qualification of its Chaska, Minnesota data center for the state’s tax incentive program, sponsored by Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Effective immediately, the program provides a sales tax exemption for ViaWest customers on IT investments within ViaWest’s Minnesota data center. This exemption includes IT equipment such as servers, cabinets, networking gear, software and other hardware.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area was ranked by Forbes magazine in the top 20 Best Places for Business and Careers, and is home to many Fortune 500 companies. Business growth and new job creation are on the rise in the area, emphasizing the growing need for companies to ensure that their data and applications are secure and available. ViaWest’s Chaska data center will offer 70,000 square feet of white floor space, one of the largest available in Minnesota, to support customer growth now and into the future. ViaWest provides a full suite of customized IT solutions including colocation, managed services, cloud infrastructure and compliant solutions.
ViaWest’s Minnesota data center was built to be compliant, meeting PCI, SOC, SSAE and HIPAA regulations and is staffed with 24x7 on-site engineers and service personnel to help maintain uptime.
