General Motors Co. said Monday it will spend $258 million to build and equip a new data center at its Milford Proving Ground operations in Milford Township — one that will back up its $130 million new data center at the Warren Tech Center.
In total, GM will spend $546 million on constructing and equipping its data centers in Milford and Warren, said GM Chief Information Officer Randy Mott. And there is room to expand in Warren, so GM could spend more in the future, Mott said.
Construction at the proving ground is expected to begin this summer, with an opening targeted for July 2014.
GM said 350 skilled trades workers will be needed at the peak of construction at its proving ground operations, with nearly all construction workers coming from southeast and central Michigan. The Milford Township data center will create 20 jobs once open, Milford Township Supervisor Donald Green previously told The Detroit News.