Safe and sound. That’s how Missouri keeps its data and the data of companies around the world. Missouri’s data centers pay less for electricity, less for taxes, and less for labor than they would in most other states. Furthermore, they benefit from the presence of a strong cluster of IT firms, suppliers, and educators throughout the state. From a solar-powered data center to unique underground facilities, Missouri is finding new ways to keep the world’s data safe and sound.

Missouri’s Advantages for Data Centers

Top five reasons to locate in Missouri:

1 Missouri’slow-cost,reliableenergyhelpsdatacentercompanies prosper.

▪ Missouri has the 6th lowest business energy costs in the country (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, 2012).

▪ Missouri’s industrial electricity costs averaged 5.85 cents/kWh in 2012—lower than 37 other states.

▪ Incentive programs from the state of Missouri and Missouri utilities can help data center companies further reduce energy costs.

▪ Missouri’s utilities are among the most reliable in the nation. KCP&L has invested heav-ily in system efficiency and reliability, resulting in 99.9 percent system reliability rating. Ameren Missouri is in the top quartile for service reliability among all U.S. utilities, as based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ index for system average interruption frequency.

▪ Missouri has steadily been adding renewable energy to its electricity generation portfolio since adopting its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by an overwhelming voter margin in 2008. By 2021, investor-owned utilities in Missouri will be getting 15 percent of their power from renewable resources, with two percent coming from solar.

2Missourihasadependable,redundant,anddiversenetworkinfra structurefordatacenters.

▪ Numerous Tier 1 providers have a strong presence throughout Missouri with over 2,000 miles of fiber combined. Providers include AT&T, CenturyLink, Cogent, Level 3, Savvis, Sprint, Time Warner, Verizon, and XO.

▪ In 2011, Kansas City was selected from over 1,100 other communities to be the first to receive Google Fiber, an experimental broadband internet network infrastructure using fiber-optic communication.

▪ In 2009, Governor Jay Nixon created the MoBroadbandNow initiative to develop a public-private partnership of multiple cooperative partners for the purpose of building broadband access to all areas of the state, increasing accessibility to 95 percent by the end of 2014.

▪ Missouri benefits from the presence of the National LambdaRail (NLR) and Internet2, which are high-speed national networks connecting research institutions to one another to enable faster exchange of data.

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3Missouri’sphysicalenvironmentprovideslowriskandhighvalue fordatacenteroperations.

▪ Located in the center of the country, Missouri is at low-risk for acts of terrorism and has experienced no such events (FEMA).

▪ Missouri is a low-risk state for hurricanes and earthquakes, having experienced no major disasters related to either since record keeping began in 1957 (FEMA).

▪ Missouri’s ten underground sites boast nearly 25 million square feet of space combined, offering natural climate control with year-round temperatures between 60–70 degrees. These limestone caves keep power costs low while providing both enhanced security and reduced vulnerability to natural disasters. Limestone—Missouri’s most abundant com-mercial mineral—is three times stronger than concrete.

4Missourihasaproventrackrecordasaprimelocationfordata centersandITcompanies.

▪ American Century, AT&T, Bank of America, Carfax, CitiCards, Commerce Bancshares, dST Systems, Edward Jones, Emerson, Enterprise, Express Scripts, IBM, Liberty Mutual, MasterCard, Monsanto, Scottrade, Thompson Reuters, and Walmart all have data centers in Missouri.

▪ Major IT and telecommunications companies headquartered in Missouri include Cass Information Systems, Cerner Corporation, dST Systems, Emerson Electric, Graybar, Jack Henry & Associates, Suddenlink Communications, and World Wide Technology.

▪ Recent data center projects include Ascent Corp., Contegix, digital Realty, and XIOLINK in St. Louis; JdA Software Group and LightEdge Solution in Kansas City; and News-Press & Gazette Co. in St. Joseph.

5Missouri’sgottalent!

▪ According to a report from the TechAmerica Foundation, Missouri posted the 3rd highest percentage increase in tech industry jobs in 2012 in the nation.

▪ Missouri’s tech industry employed 92,100 people in 2012, accounting for 4.2 percent of its private sector workforce. This was up from 89,300 jobs in 2011, an increase of 2,800, and the 9th highest increase in the nation (TechAmerica Foundation, 2013).

▪ 40 Missouri post-secondary institutions offer Bachelor’s degrees or higher in computer science or equivalent.

▪ Missouri’s labor force of 3 million exceeds the entire populations of 20 states, including neighboring Kansas, Arkansas, and Nebraska (Census Bureau, 2011).

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Missouri’s low-cost, reliable energy helps data center companies prosper.

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▪ Missouri is in the top 10 on Pollina Corporate’s 2013 list of pro-business states for the 4th year in a row.

▪ Missouri has the 6th lowest business energy costs in the country (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, 2012).

▪ Missouri’s industrial electricity costs averaged 5.85 cents/kWh in 2012—lower than 37 other states.

▪ Incentive programs from the state of Missouri and Missouri utilities further reduce en-ergy costs for data centers.

▪ Missouri’s utilities are among the most reliable in the nation. KCP&L has invested heav-ily in system efficiency and reliability, resulting in 99.9 percent system reliability rating. Ameren Missouri is in the top quartile for service reliability among all U.S. utilities, as based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers’ index for system average interruption frequency.

▪ Missouri has steadily been adding renewable energy to its electricity generation portfolio since adopting its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by an overwhelming voter margin in 2008. By 2021, investor-owned utilities in Missouri will be getting 15 percent of their power from renewable resources, with two percent coming from solar.

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2 Missouri has a dependable, redundant, and diverse network infrastructure for data centers.

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▪ Numerous Tier 1 providers have a strong presence throughout the Missouri with over 2,000 miles of fiber combined. Providers include AT&T, CenturyLink, Cogent, Level 3, Savvis, Sprint, Time Warner, Verizon, and XO.

▪ In 2011, Kansas City was selected from over 1,100 other communities to be the first to receive Google Fiber, an experimental broadband internet network infrastructure using fiber-optic communication. Google Fiber provides symmetrical connectivity at around 1 gigabit per second, which is about 100 times faster access than what most Americans have. (m0re)

▪ In 2009, Governor Jay Nixon created the MoBroadbandNow initiative to develop a public-private partnership of multiple cooperative parties for the purpose of building broadband access to all areas of the state. The Governor’s goal is to increase broadband accessibility from its current level to 95 percent by the end of 2014. (more)

▪ Missouri benefits from the presence of the National LambdaRail (NLR) and Internet2, high-speed national networks connecting research institutions to one another for faster exchange of data. The National LambdaRail is a 12,000 mile, high-speed national network infrastructure that runs over fiber-optic lines. Internet2 is an advanced network consor-tia connecting more than 60,000 educational, research, government, and community institutions over an advanced fiber-optic network.

▪ Missouri has more high speed connections than most Midwestern states. High speed connections include fiber, AdSL, SdSL, Cable Modem, Satellite, and Fixed and Mobile Wireless.

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Missouri’s physical environment provides low risk and high value for data center operations.

▪ Located in the center of the country, Missouri is at low-risk for acts of terrorism and has experienced no such events (FEMA).

▪ Missouri is a low-risk state for hurricanes and earthquakes, having experienced no major disasters related to either since record keeping began in 1957 (FEMA).

▪ Missouri weather enables numerous free cooling opportunities, with a four-season climate and an average annual temperature of 57 degrees. data centers in Missouri take advantage of free cooling for up to half of the year (NOAA, Comparative Climactic Data Through 2010).

▪ 58 percent (or over 200 days a year) of Missouri’s days are sunny, ideal for solar powered data centers (NOAA, Comparative Climatic Data Through 2010).

▪ In addition to vast groundwater resources, Missouri ranks 10th for inland waterway mile-age among U.S. states, with over 1,000 miles.

▪ Missouri averages 44 inches of rainfall a year (NOAA, Comparative Climatic Data Through 2010), meaning the state has not experienced a single drought-related Presidential disaster declaration since record keeping began in 1957 (FEMA).

▪ Missouri offers pre-certified sites across the state that make the site selection process easier, reducing the time and risk associated with development. For example, the Ewing Industrial Site in Columbia offers redundancy of electric and broadband, along with looped water supply, making it especially attractive for data center projects. (more)

▪ Missouri’s 10 underground sites boast nearly 25 million square feet of space combined, offering natural climate control with year-round temperatures between 60–70 degrees. These limestone caves keep power costs low while providing both enhanced security and reduced vulnerability to natural disasters. Limestone—Missouri’s most abundant com-mercial mineral—is three times stronger than concrete.

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Subtropolis Storage: 5 million sq ft

Carefree Industrial Park: 4 million sq ft

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Space Center Kansas City: 6.5 million sq ft

Parkville Underground: 385,000 sq ft

Subtera Underground Warehousing: 1.2 million sq ft

Bussen Underground Warehouse: 68,000 sq ft

Mountain Complex: 3 million sq ft

Springfield Underground: 2.2 million sq ft

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4 Missouri has a proven track record as a prime location for data centers and IT companies.

RecentlyannounceddatacenterprojectsClick on orange text for a link to more information.

2013: ▪ Contegix, a cloud-computing and colocation company, recently announced its second expansion in a year. The company relocated its headquarters to the digital Realty facility in St. Louis in early 2013 and neared capacity within three months of the move, prompt-ing a second expansion. (more)

▪ LightEdge Solutions, a colocation and information technology company, announced plans to open a new regional office in Kansas City making a $58,357,912 capital investment and creating 21 new jobs. (more)

2012: ▪ Ascent Corp., a data center and colocation company, acquired a new 33,000 square foot building in St. Louis to accommodate a full-time operations center. (more)

▪ digital Realty completed work on a $30 million expansion of its data center, adding over 10,000 square feet of new data center space at 210 N. Tucker in St. Louis. The company—which plans to add another 45,000 square feet of data center space—says this is phase one of a $100 million expansion. (more)

▪ JdA Software Group, a supply chain software developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, opened a new data center in Kansas City. (more)

▪ Netelligent moved its headquarters into a new 21,000-square-foot building in St. Louis and hired 24 new employees, bringing its total head count to 70. The move will help the company continue to grow to a planned 140 people by 2017. (more)

▪ News-Press & Gazette Co., the publisher of the St. Joseph News-Press, invested in two start-up data centers in St. Joseph, Mo. (more)

▪ XIOLINK, a web hosting and colocation provider, completed a second phase of upgrades at its St. Louis data center, adding 15 jobs and investing $2.3 million for infrastructure, power, and cooling to increase the capacity by 60 percent. XIOLINK has already begun planning phase three of its expansion, which will double its existing capacity from 25,000 to 50,000 square feet. (more)

MajorIT,datacenter,andcommunicationscompaniesinMissouri

▪ A123 Energy Solutions (St. Louis) designs and manufactures high performance, efficient, safe, and reliable advanced battery systems for electric grid, backup power, and lead acid replacement applications. (more)

▪ Ascent Corp (HQ St. Louis) is a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for data cen-ters and other mission critical facilities. (more)

▪ Bick Group (HQ St. Louis) provides design, access floor, fire protection, and building con-trols solutions for data centers. (more)

▪ Cass Information Systems (HQ St. Louis) provides payment and information services for financial, accounts payable, transportation, logistics, utility, and telecommunications ap-plications. (more)

▪ Cerner Corporation (HQ Kansas City), a Fortune 500 company, has been developing health care information technology solutions for over 25 years. In 2013, Cerner an-nounced plans to add between 12,000 and 15,000 jobs and extend its campus. (more)

▪ Charter Communications (St. Louis) is the 4th largest cable provider in the U.S., providing advanced video, high-speed internet, and telephone service for 5.5 million customers in 27 states. The company has significant operations and a data center in St. Louis. (more)

▪ Commenco (HQ Kansas City) is the authorized Motorola service facility in the Kansas City metropolitan area specializing in the sales, installation, and maintenance of wireless communications and 9-1-1 equipment. A Certified Service Center, Commenco employs 17 certified, factory-trained technicians specializing in portable radios, mobile radios, pagers, closed-circuit camera equipment, computer networks, and broadband wireless applications. (more)

▪ dST Systems (HQ Kansas City) was founded in 1969 as a division of Kansas City Southern Industries to develop an automated recordkeeping system for the mutual fund industry. Today the company is the largest provider of third-party shareholder recordkeeping ser-vices in the United States. (more)

▪ Emerson (HQ St. Louis) is a Fortune 500 global manufacturing and technology company offering a wide range of products and services in the areas of process management, climate technologies, network power, storage solutions, professional tools, appliance solutions, motor technologies, and industrial automation. In 2009, the company opened a data center powered by 550 solar panels in St. Louis. (more)

▪ Graybar (HQ St. Louis) is a Fortune 500 company and a leader in the distribution of high-quality electrical, telecommunications, and networking products. (more)

▪ Handmark (HQ Kansas City) is one of the world’s leading developers and distributors of mobile media software for mobile devices. The company provides software applications for various mobile handsets as well as services for mobile phone manufacturers, includ-ing Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Hitachi, HTC, LG, and Sony. Handmark has significant part-nerships with network providers, including O2, Orange, Vodafone, and T-Mobile. (more)

▪ IBM Service delivery Center (Columbia) opened in 2011, primarily supports IBM’s U.S. information technology services clients, providing server systems operations, project management, and security services, including maintenance and monitoring of computer hardware and software systems. (more)

▪ Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (HQ Monett) was founded in 1976 as a provider of core information processing solutions for community banks. Today, the company processes transactions, automates business processes, and manages mission-critical information for more than 8,700 financial institutions and corporate entities throughout the U.S. (more)

▪ Moblico Solutions (HQ Kansas City) develops mobile applications using a combination of web, messaging, and e-commerce capabilities to help companies focus on revenue generation. (more)

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▪ Rarewire (HQ Kansas City) is a software and services company providing technology, design, and support capabilities for native apps on iOS and other mobile devices. The company relocated from Kansas to Missouri in 2012. (more)

▪ Savvis (HQ St. Louis) is a CenturyLink company, providing cloud, managed hosting, man-aged security, colocation, and professional and network services to businesses and gov-ernment agencies worldwide. Colocation services include data center space and power for server and networking equipment needs, as well as managed hosting services for IT infrastructure and network needs. (more)

▪ Sporting Innovations (Kansas City) creates web software and mobile applications for sports fans. The company recently announced plans to expand operations in Kansas City, making a capital investment of $20 million, and creating 120 new high-tech jobs by 2015. (more)

▪ Suddenlink Communications (HQ St. Louis) is among the 10 largest cable broadband com-panies in the U.S., offering TV, internet and phone to 1.3 million customers. (more)

▪ World Wide Technology (HQ St. Louis) is one of America’s largest private companies and one of the leading systems integrators in the world. As a provider of technology and supply chain solutions, Worldwide uses its e-commerce applications to manage planning, procurement, and deployment processes for its clients. The company also provides asset recovery, pre-sales technical support, and integration and staging services. (more)

Collocationandmulti-tenantdatacenterfacilities

▪ 1102 Grand (Kansas City)

▪ Appia Communications (St. Louis)

▪ Ascent LLC (St. Louis)

▪ Connectria (St. Louis)

▪ Contegix (St. Louis)

▪ CoSentry (Kansas City)

▪ Cybercon data Center (St. Louis)

▪ datotel (St. Louis)

▪ digital Realty (St. Louis)

▪ Globe Building Company (St. Louis)

▪ Holly data Center (Kansas City)

▪ Joe’s datacenter (Kansas City)

▪ Layered Tech (Kansas City)

▪ Level 3 Communications (Kansas City and St. Louis)

▪ Netelligent (St. Louis)

▪ Netsolus Oak Tower dC (Kansas City)

▪ SpringfieldNet Underground (Springfield)

▪ Sungard Availability Services (St. Louis)

▪ T5 Technology Center (Kansas City)

▪ Vital Support Systems (Kansas City)

▪ Xiolink (St. Louis)

▪ XO Communications (St. Louis)

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Constructionandengineeringfirmsfordatacenters

▪ Clayco (St. Louis)

▪ McCarthy (St. Louis)

▪ Murphy Construction (St. Louis)

▪ Level 8 Group (St. Louis)

▪ JE dunn (Kansas City)

▪ S.M. Wilson & Co. (St. Louis)

ITstaffingfirms

▪ Advantage Consulting (St. Louis)

▪ Apex Systems (St. Louis)

▪ BalancePoint (Kansas City)

▪ Bradford & Galt (St. Louis)

▪ Byrne Software Technologies (St. Louis)

▪ Ciber (St. Louis)

▪ daugherty Business Solutions (St. Louis)

▪ ECCO Select Corp. (Kansas City)

▪ Human Resource Staffing (St. Louis)

▪ Kelly Services (Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Kansas City, Maryville, Perryville, Springfield, St. Louis, St. Joseph)

▪ Kforce (St. Louis)

▪ Levi, Ray & Shoup (St. Louis)

▪ Modis (St. Louis)

▪ Net Effects (St. Louis)

▪ PdS Technical Services Inc. (St. Louis)

▪ Professional Employment Group (St. Louis)

▪ Rose International (St. Louis)

▪ St. Louis Staffing (St. Louis)

▪ Strategic Staffing Solutions (St. Louis)

▪ SyllogisTeks (St. Louis)

▪ Technology Partners (St. Louis)

▪ TechnoSmarts Inc. (St. Louis)

▪ TEKsystems (St. Louis)

▪ Volt Workforce Solutions (St. Louis)

▪ Westport One (St. Louis)

▪ Whitton Staffing (St. Louis)

▪ yoh Services (St. Louis)

Didyouknow?

▪ St. Louis was identified as an Emerging Major data Center Market by Tier1 in 2011.

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WORKFORCE & EdUCATION ▪ 17

Missouri’s got talent!

▪ According to a report from the TechAmerica Foundation, Missouri posted the 3rd highest percentage increase in tech industry jobs in 2012 in the nation.

▪ Missouri’s tech industry employed 92,100 people in 2012, accounting for 4.2 percent of its private sector workforce. This was up from 89,300 jobs in 2011, an increase of 2,800, and the 9th highest increase in the nation. (m0re)

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Workforce,allindustriesBureau of Labor Statistics, 2012

Workforce,information(NAICS51)Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012

Neb.1,027,000

Neb.17,200

Iowa1,650,000

Iowa27,100

Ill.6,616,000

Ill.100,100

Mo.3,018,000

Mo.58,200

Kan.1,482,000

Kan.28,300

Ky.2,074,000

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MissouriemploymentinInformation(NAICS51)bymajorsectorBureau of Labor Statistics, 2012, Preliminary Numbers

1. Motion picture & sound recording: 3,4252. Broadcasting (except internet): 5,9763. Publishing industries (except internet): 11,4854. data processing, hosting and related services: 10,3685. Telecommunications: 20,4336. Other: 989

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Occupation information for ITBureau of Labor Statistics, May 2012

Occupation code Occupation title Missouri

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00-0000 All Occupations 2,605,910 $15.21 $16.7115-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 76,620 $33.55 $36.6715-1111 Computer and Information Research Scientists 160 $46.15 $49.1315-1121 Computer Systems Analysts 13,070 $36.50 $38.3115-1122 Information Security Analysts 1,300 $32.67 $41.4315-1131 Computer Programmers 7,010 $32.38 $35.7115-1132 Software developers, Applications 14,100 $40.11 $43.3015-1133 Software developers, Systems Software 2,790 $43.17 $47.5915-1134 Web developers 1,420 $26.58 $30.0515-1141 database Administrators 3,150 $37.02 $37.0615-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 8,240 $32.41 $34.8815-1151 Computer User Support Specialists 13,850 $20.74 $22.3215-2031 Operations Research Analysts 910 $25.89 $34.66

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University programs for engineering and computer science

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Engineering16 Missouri post-secondary institutions offer Bachelor’s or higher degrees in Electrical or Computer engineering.

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ComputerScience40 Missouri post-secondary institutions offer Bachelor’s degrees or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.

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Missouri Western State Universityn Moberly Area Community Collegen National American University-Independencen North Central Missouri Collegen Northwest Missouri State Universitynn Ozarks Technical Community Collegen Park Universityn St. Louis Community Collegen Saint Louis Universitynn Southeast Missouri State Universityn Southwest Baptist Universityn St. Charles Community Collegen State Fair Community Collegen Three Rivers Community Collegen Truman State Universityn University of Central Missourinn University of Missourinnn University of Missouri-Kansas Citynn University of Missouri-St. Louisnn Vatterott College-Joplinn Vatterott College-Kansas Cityn Vatterott College-Springfieldn Vatterott College-St. Charlesn Vatterott College-St. Josephn Vatterott College-St. Louis (Sunset Hills)nn Vatterott College-St. Louis (Berkeley)n Washington University in St. Louisnnn Webster Universitynn Westminster Collegen

Otherresources

▪ Accelerate St. Louis is a one-stop-shop to connect entrepreneurs to resources and inves-tors who can help them in launching and growing their businesses in the St. Louis region. (m0re)

▪ Launch KC is a strategic initiative designed to attract and develop IT entrepreneurs and professionals to the thriving information technology community in the Crossroads Arts district and throughout greater downtown Kansas City, Missouri. (m0re)

▪ SixThirty (St. Louis) provides fintech startups with $100K in funding, mentors, and con-nections to the top financial services companies in the country. Backed by the St. Louis Regional Chamber and venture capital firm Cultivation Capital, SixThirty selects eight financial-based technology startup companies each year, four for the Fall class and four in the spring. Those companies selected to take part in the four-month accelerator pro-gram will receive hands-on training, mentoring, and networking opportunities with the top financial services companies in the region. (more)

▪ St. Louis Information Technology Entrepreneur Network (ITEN) accelerates scalable tech startups with programs for rapid product development, connections to talent, essential networking, and access to funding. ITEN’s offerings are designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and require neither payment nor equity. (more)

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The Missouri Partnership is a public-private, non-profit focused on recruiting new business to the state. To find out how Missouri Partnership can assist at any stage of your project, contact us by:

mail: 120 South Central Avenue, Suite 1535 St. Louis, Missouri 63105

12200 NW Ambassador drive, Suite 234 Kansas City, Missouri 64163

phone: 314.725.0949

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