Tagged: Quincy

2:06pm

Mon June 27, 2011
Data Centers

High-tech ‘crops’ growing fast in Quincy, but will the bounty last?

Credit Anna King / Northwest News Network

QUINCY, Wash. – Located just north of the Gorge in the eastern part of the state, the town of Quincy used to be a stop for trains to get more water. But in the last five years it’s quickly becoming a regional center for the online world. That’s because email messages, family photos and tax info are being stored in huge data centers here.

It’s a new kind of crop for this rural farming community, but some are asking if the bounty will last?

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