Data-center supplier to add 100 jobs in Tucson expansion | Business News

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CIS Global has technology centers in Raleigh, North Carolina; St. Louis; Taipei, Taiwan; Bangalore, India; and Wuxi, China, as well as customer service centers in North America, Europe, China, and the Asia-Pacific region.

In addition to Sun Corridor, partners in the project are the Arizona Commerce Authority, the city of Tucson, Pima County, Tucson Electric Power and CBRE.

Joe Snell, President and CEO of Sun Corridor, said CIS Global is a leading global provider of power distribution units and intelligent network managed solutions to rapidly growing technology sectors.

“Headquarters operations are ingrained in the fabric of a community, creating a demand for supporting industries that in turn attracts other businesses,” said Snell. “The expansion of the CIS Global headquarters will have an impact on the entire economy in the years to come.”

Founded in 1955 as a distributor of industrial products, CIS Global eventually developed into a manufacturer of mechanical assemblies, specializing in rail systems for computer data server racks.

The company developed a longstanding relationship with IBM Corp., which had large computer storage systems manufacturing facilities in Tucson and still maintains a storage development center in the University of Arizona’s Tech Park on South Rita Road.

Through its longstanding relationship with IBM, CIS developed its first server rails for IBM in 1998, followed by other leading data equipment manufacturers including Dell and HP.

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