CoSentry Selects the Kansas City Area for New $32M Data Center

LENEXA, Kan., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Research service provider CoSentry will build a new $31.6 million data center in Lenexa, Kan., part of the Greater Kansas City area, creating more than 60 jobs. CoSentry is a one source provider of data center, cloud computing and managed technical services.

"CoSentry performed an extensive market analysis prior to selecting the Kansas City area for our newest data center. We considered factors including business climate, incentives, and power costs," said Doug West, vice president and general manager for CoSentry's south region. "We started with 21 markets, and the Kansas City area ultimately rose to the top afterwards a two-year evaluation process."

The Kansas City region is home to more than 300 companies in the research and IT industry, employing more than 65,000. The region ranks among the nation's top three for IT workforce availability. As home to Sprint's world headquarters, major AT&T regional facilities and now the first city in the world to receive Google Fiber, Kansas City is a focal point both for long-haul fiber and transcontinental fiber networks, as then as innovative new innovation.