Press Release
ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ANNOUNCES DATA CENTER
Conway, November 5, 2009 – Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Mark White today announced that the insurance provider will build a new data center in Conway, Arkansas. “This new data center will provide a new level of service dependability for the members, employer groups and physicians and hospitals working with Arkansas Blue Cross and our family of companies.” ABCBS plans to invest approximately $12 million in the project, which could employ up to 20 people with a payroll of over one million dollars.
ABCBS intends to locate the data center in a new 17,000 square foot facility in The Meadows Office and Technology Park in Conway, AR. The Meadows is a 180 acre office park owned by the Conway Development Corporation designed to provide a “campus setting” for knowledge based industry. The company plans on beginning construction in early 2010(?)
“Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield is a marquee name in Arkansas business. They have been a valued neighbor and corporate citizen for decades.” Mayor Tab Townsell said. “It is nothing short of an honor to have them make such a significant investment in our community. We welcome them to the roll of businesses that call Conway home.”
“We developed The Meadows to attract this very kind of project. These are next generation jobs from an organization that has stood the test of time,” said CDC Chair, Bill Adkisson. “Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield was a pleasure to work with. They share our visions of growth and high quality development.”
About Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Founded in 1948, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is the largest health insurer in Arkansas. Arkansas Blue Cross and its family of affiliated companies have approximately 2,500 employees.
About the Conway Development Corporation
Founded in 1959 the Conway Development Corporation is a non-profit organization created to promote the economic growth and development of the City of Conway, Arkansas, and of Faulkner County, Arkansas; to attract and secure the location of new business and to assist in every way possible the future growth and expansion of area business and industry.
