IBM Supercomputer heads to Butte, Montana – will create 137 jobs in Uptown Butte and 250 statewide within the first three years of operations.

Locating a supercomputer in Butte is no longer just a proposal.

The state has purchased the computer, which is scheduled to be delivered on Dec. 27 to the Mining City. It’s also expected to generate 137 jobs initially.

"It’s coming, it’s a done deal," said Phillip Curtis of the Montana Economic Revitalization and Development Institute, or MERDI.

MERDI also has signed a contract with the state to play host to the supercomputer at the Thornton Building, Broadway and Wyoming, in Uptown Butte, said MERDI director Jim Kambich.

The lease is with the Montana Information Technology Services Division, which owns the supercomputer, said Evan Barrett, Montana’s chief business development officer.

By Justin Post

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