Expedient Communications has set up a multi-million dollar data center and office space in
Allegheny Center on the North Side.
In late September, Expedient moved into the 18,000-square foot data center, created under the supervision of Pittsburgh-based Etzel Engineer and Build, Inc. This month, Expedient relocated its administrative headquarters from Norfolk, Va. to the 10th floor of Two Allegheny Center. These changes have meant new hires for the company, including additional engineers, several accountants and a new CFO.
Expedient previously operated an area facility in Greentree, which it essentially “filled up,” according to VP Jon Rosenson, of Shadyside. “So if we wanted to expand further in Pittsburgh, we had to find a new, additional facility.”
The North Side made sense, Rosenson said, because of its convenience for Downtown clients and its accessibility for out-of-town customers coming in from the airport. Also, Allegheny Center is particularly desirable for telecommunications or data-related businesses and call centers, Rosenson says, because it is on a dual grid from
Duquesne Light, and offers affordable, large spaces with high ceilings and floors that can bear heavy loads. The former retail mall also houses offices for XO Communications, Switch and Data, Zayo Bandwidth, Peatec, Cavalier Telephone and ATT, which was the first major carrier to move into the location in 1995, according to Rob Omecene in Allegheny Center’s management office.
“The major gateways to the internet in Pittsburgh run through Allegheny Center,” says Rosenson.
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Caralyn GreenSources: Jon Rosenson, vice president of strategic initiatives, Expedient Communications; Rob Omecene, Allegheny Center
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