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Apple Inc will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, Apple and state officials said on Thursday, with $207.8 million in incentives approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Waukee city council.
Apple will purchase 2,000 acres (8.09 square km) of land in Waukee, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Des Moines, to build two data centers. The company will receive a $19.65 million investment tax credit for creating 50 jobs.
Apple said the project will generate more than 550 jobs in construction and operations, but did not specify how many of those jobs would be long-term positions.
Speaking alongside Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the facility "will create hundreds of jobs for people in Iowa from construction to engineering."
Cook said Apple will contribute up to $100 million toward a "public improvement fund" for the city of Waukee, adding the first project supported by the fund will be a youth sports complex that "will be open to all."
It's nice that they won't be outsourcing the data mining of all your personal information and metadata. Merica!
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iowa-idUSKCN1B422L
(Score: 4, Insightful) by melikamp on Friday August 25 2017, @09:47PM
Dear Iowa,
(and any other state where residents are dumb enough to give their taxes away to corps like Apple, which usually manage to pay no tax for billions of dollars they make on global sales)
For 200 million dollars, I personally and with almost nonexistent overhead can instantly create 200 jobs in Iowa which will pay something like 80 grand per year + benefits, and last for a minimum of 10 years, GUARANTEED. The jobs will be environmentally friendly and community-oriented. One job will pay really well, so that we can hire a talented businesscritter who will see that these jobs start returning profit and can be made permanent. Please wire me the money today.