Microsoft är hedrad över att få utmärkelsen Quincy Valley Business of the Year

Microsofts datacenter på landsbygden i Quincy i Washington har varit i drift i över tio år. Under denna tid har Microsoft samarbetat med staden och andra lokala intressenter för att berika samhället genom en rad olika projekt, bland annat genom att återställa livsmiljöer för bävrar, öppna delstatens första industriella vattenåteranvändningscenter och stödja mobila matbanker, med lokala anställda vid datacentret som frivilligt bidrar till dessa insatser. Microsoft fick nyligen ett erkännande för sitt arbete, då dess datacenter fick utmärkelsen 2020 Business of the Year i 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.”