Microsoft To Build $500 Million Iowa Data Center
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The facility will house about 75 workers employed at an average annual salary of $70,000.
Iowa Governor Chet Culver said Thursday that software giant Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will invest $500 million to build an Internet data center in the Hawkeye state.
Microsoft plans to build the data center, which will house Web servers and software, in West Des Moines, said Culver.
"We are very proud to welcome Microsoft to Iowa," said Culver, at a ceremony attended by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa), Iowa State Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and local community leaders.
"In making its decision, Microsoft recognized what we in Iowa have known all along—our workforce and quality of life makes Iowa the best place for business," said Culver.
By Paul McDougall InformationWeek
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