Microsoft L’Ancienne-Lorette | Coming to Business | The sun

LThe transaction he bought ended May 26 with the city.

The IT giant founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen is setting up in L’Ancine-Lorette as part of a growth strategy in Quebec, especially to meet the growing demand for cloud computing services.

The presence of this new “corporate citizen” in the territory will contribute to the city’s “economic and social” growth, a press release said.

We are delighted to have chosen Microsoft L’Ancine-Lorette to continue its expansion in Quebec. The results are very positive and we will work with multinational management to make the establishment a success, ”said Gauten Page, Mayor of L’Ansein-Lorette.

The sale follows a January 12 decision by the city council to “allow the land to be sold to a third party”. The company, on the other hand, did not disclose the location of the land it purchased and stipulates that the city has no “authority” to provide further details.

The arrival of Microsoft in the region is the result of a collaboration between a technology company and Quebec International.