Eastern Washington server farms could get $1 billion state exemption
| February 13, 2008 |  View for printing |
Microsoft and a handful of other tech giants are quietly securing a state tax break that could be worth more than $1 billion through legislation forged amid corporate threats and an interstate bidding war for computer server farms that have become the backbone of the Internet.
With its low-cost land and abundant clean power, Eastern Washington has the basic attributes to support the huge data centers companies such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are building for their online services.
But the companies say they need more tax breaks from the state to continue building.
By CHRIS McGANN P-I CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT
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