I will be attending the Association for Data Center Management (AFCOM) Trade Show March 7-11, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.

I will be working in the Missouri Partnership exhibit booth Tuesday and Wednesday.

As we went through the Enhanced Enterprise Zone application one of the industries that we identified was the Data Center Industry.

According to a Data Center Industry Publication Gartner Publishing more than 70 % of the world's global data center organizations will have to modify their data center facilities significantly before 2012.

The AFCOM 2009/2010 data trends survey revealed that 60 % of all respondents reported that they expect to require additional data center space within the next 5 years.

The survey also showed that 30 % of the respondents report they will relocate to a new facility.

We think with the work force and our central location we would be an excellent location for a new facility.

As I examined the exhibitor list I identified 10 other Economic Development organizations that will have a booth at this conference.

There are several companies of interest that are exhibiting. The companies of interest are, Active Power, Anixter, BCS Inc, Chatsworth Products, Emerson Network Power, Equinix, HP, Sabey Data Center Properties, and SGI.
We will have the additional opportunity to receive leads from working in the booth.

I also encourage everyone to view the Show-Me Heroes website showmeheroes.mo.gov.

This website lists the names of every employer who signed the pledge to hire a Missouri Veteran, and allows veterans to see the employers in their region who have taken the pledge.

Economic Development
Wayne Morgan
Executive Director
137 St. Robert Blvd. Suite B
St. Robert, MO 65584
573-336-2123
573-434-2304 cell
director@pulaskicountymo.com
www.pulaskicountymo.com

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