Small Town: Vitesse Case Study

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Facebook saved a small town in Prineville, Oregon. The small town was known for producing ponderosa pine in the United States until federal laws where changed. The change in laws provided additional protection for animals and prohibited logging. The action of the federal government destroyed the city finances. In 2009, Mr. Forrester and Mr. Klann were provided an opportunity to save the small mill town while branching with a company name Vitesse. Vitesse is a company that stores Facebook data. Since Vitesse stored its first server in Prineville, they now have a total of three servers and employees about 500 people. This has allowed the city to change from the small town to the growing town. It also opened the community leaders and people in

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