Perdue, Bev. Press Release, 2012-02-22, Gov. Perdue: At&T Invests in NC - Again

Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor State of North Carolina Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 February 22, 2012 Governor's Office Contact: Chris Mackey Office: (919) 733-5612 Governor Perdue: AT&T Invests in NC - Again Telecommunications and wireless provider to construct data center in Kings Mountain CLEVELAND COUNTY - Gov. Bev Perdue today joined executives from AT&T Inc., the world’s largest communications company, in announcing they will locate an enterprise data center in Kings Mountain, the latest in a long line of investments by the company in North Carolina. Gov. Perdue was joined by, among other company officials, Cynthia Marshall, President of AT&T North Carolina, and other state and local officials for the announcement in Cleveland County. The company plans to create more than 100 full-time jobs and invest more than $200 million to construct the facility in Kings Mountain. AT&T also plans to fill more than 1,000 construction- related jobs needed through 2013 to complete the data center. The facility is scheduled to open in 2014 and will help AT&T accommodate the company’s ever-growing computing and data storage needs. “AT&T could have located this data center anywhere, but they chose North Carolina. Their decision is a testament to the excellent economic environment we’ve created for technology innovation in this state,” Gov. Perdue said. “With each evolution of AT&T’s business, from telephony to Internet service to wireless communication, we’ve seen the fruits of their investment here. This data center is just another sign of their commitment to North Carolina.” AT&T has been doing business in North Carolina for more than 131 years. Today, the company provides an array of networking capabilities and is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. It has continually invested in the state, including a DSL Technical Support Center in Goldsboro that opened in 2008 and created 400 jobs there. In