Internet giant Yahoo to build data center in western NY near Buffalo, employ 125

Yahoo to build data center near Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Internet giant Yahoo Inc. plans to open a data center in western New York.

Gov. David Paterson says that the center in Lockport north of Buffalo is expected to begin operating in January 2011 and will create about 125 jobs.

The governor says construction of the center, housing computer systems and other equipment, is expected to begin this fall.

Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo has been expanding its number of data centers around the country. The centers use a large amount of energy, and Paterson says Tuesday that the New York Power Authority came up with a low-cost power plan to lure Yahoo to Lockport.