Microsoft vereerd om de Quincy Valley Business of the Year award te ontvangen

Het datacenter van Microsoft in het landelijke Quincy, Washington, is al meer dan tien jaar operationeel. In die tijd heeft Microsoft samengewerkt met de stad en andere lokale belanghebbenden om de gemeenschap te verrijken via verschillende projecten, waaronder het herstel van beverbuurplaatsen, de opening van het eerste industriële waterhergebruikcentrum van de staat en de ondersteuning van mobiele voedselbanken, waaraan lokale werknemers van het datacenter vrijwillig hun tijd hebben besteed. Microsoft kreeg onlangs erkenning voor zijn werk, want zijn datacenter ontving de 2020 Business of the Year award in Quincy.

After delays to the original ceremony due to COVID-19, on June 17

, 2021, the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce presented awards to those in the community who are making the biggest impacts. “The Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce provides annual awards to honor those unsung heroes in our community – the teachers, the volunteers, the businesses, and the individuals who have worked so hard to make Quincy the amazing community it is today,” says Cari V. Mathews, Executive Director of the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce. “Microsoft is being presented this award for a business that has achieved excellence in all aspects of business management to include the use of best human resource practices, customer satisfaction and has garnered the respect of the Community by generously supporting community projects.” Microsoft Washington State TechSpark manager and community lead Lisa Karstetter says, “We are so pleased to be part of the Quincy community and are grateful to the citizens and leadership for their collaboration. We value their communication around community priorities and strive to use that input to shape future projects.”