Instor and Electrorack said they have finished creating custom enclosures for a big data center facility in North Carolina ÔÇô and reports are speculating that this could be for Apple's newest build, which was scheduled to start operations in 2010.

Apple announced in 2009 it was building a £1bn data center in North Carolina, and has established a site in Maiden. IBM and Google have also bought land and developed there in recent times.

Apple contractor Holder Construction has hired Instor and Electroack to build special enclosures to address unique requirements around equipment mounting, cable management and airflow. The companies said the project had to be completed to "highly-aggressive implementation schedules".

Verizon Tower sold to development team

The Wall St Journal has reported that real-estate investor YoungWoo &Associates and property developer Sabey Corp are to buy Verizon Tower in New York for more than US$100m from M&T Bank.

It is thought Sabey could be considering the Tower for a data center space, similar to projects it has carried out before which have seen old telecom properties turned into data center homes. The building is still ideal for data centers, with sturdy flooring, high ceilings and electrical capacity, according to the report. 

Jefferson County sells US$25m of space for DC 

The Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority Board in Colorado said it has sold land that is part of an industrial park to Community Health Systems for US$25m for a new data center development covering 4.5 acres.

The Lakeshore Parkway development will act as the company's secondary data center, providing backup for its Tennessee operation. Construction is expected to start in 2012.