QUINCY — Yahoo! Inc. has announced that the company will expand its data center in Quincy to double its current size.

According to Yahoo’s Suzane Philion, Yahoo will add approximately 300,000 square feet to its Quincy data center.

“Yahoo’s decision to expand their data center in Quincy will create additional good paying technology jobs in Eastern Washington,” Quincy Mayor Jim Hemberry said.

Yahoo expects to open its expanded Quincy data center next summer.

The expanded facility will house thousands of new servers to continue to provide users with the fastest, most reliable products and service possible, Philion said. Yahoo will create new jobs at the data center.

Yahoo’s Quincy data center, a key component of the company’s data center architecture, opened in 2007 and serves hundreds of millions of users around the world. The expansion is a reflection of the company’s commitment to the people of Quincy, Grant County, and the State of Washington.

Philion said Yahoo’s decision to expand the data center is a direct result of the unbeatable mix Quincy offers: impressive local talent, abundant renewable energy sources, and Washington State’s commitment to creating an attractive business location.

Yahoo’s expansion will ensure that substantial property taxes paid by their new data center will be available to support Quincy schools.

“The increased Yahoo presence will also allow us to continue our partnership to provide our students more opportunities to learn skills related to the data center industry,” Superintendent John Boyd said.

Yahoo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.