In an unusually hands-on undertaking for a hosting provider, the event will introduce the press to the company's third data center, an $80 million facility and new headquarters for the Michigan-based hosting provider.

The in-person nature of the event would seem to indicate that the company is courting the attention of the local business press, rather than the internet "IT business" press. The company is a fairly significant local business, employing roughly 135 people at its two existing facilities, both located in Lansing.

Late in May, the company issued reports that it was planning the on-site press event to coincide with the beginning of construction on the new facility, which will include 90,000 square feet of usable data center space, enough for 25,000 servers and several hundred new employees.

Located at 2703 Ena Drive in Lansing, Michigan, the project involves the renovation of an existing building. In a phone conversation with theWHIR, Liquid Web director of marketing Travis Stoliker says the company expects to begin racking servers in January or February or 2009.

The schedule for Tuesday's event includes a video presentation, as well as a presentation by Liquid Web CEO Matthew Hill. The company will also display 3D conceptual models of the completed facility.

The LiquidWeb website includes a page with information on the "Data Center 3" facility, including 3D renderings of the entire building and the office area specifically, as well as illustrations of the interior and what appears to be a photograph of the current building's exterior.