Supercomputer could be super bump for Butte, Montana

A supercomputing company wants to bring a large investment into Butte, but the kryptonite of tight budgets threatens the project.

Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers, a private nonprofit company, is scheduled to make an hour-long presentation Oct. 15 to the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners.

The company will propose locating a high performance supercomputer in Uptown Butte.

Rocky Mountain Supercomputing is currently in the process of securing funding sources for the project. Alex Philp (GCS Research http://www.gcs-research.com/ You can contact him at [email protected] 406.532-3254 ), the executive officer and head of the nonprofit’s board, said he is looking for "support" from the federal and state government and Butte-Silver Bow.

By Tim Trainor of The Montana Standard

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