Facebook to expand data center campus east of Atlanta, with potential $3.4B investment

Facebook plans to expand its data center campus east of Atlanta, potentially increasing its investment by $2.4 billion. (Handout)

Facebook could more than triple its investment in a data center campus east of Atlanta, as the company adds more computing power for its social media sites.

Facebook will expand its existing data center campus in the Stanton Springs industrial park located in Morgan, Newton and Walton counties, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

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Andy Peters covers commercial real estate, economic development, banking and financial services.

J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. He joined the AJC in 2010.