Why Iowa is giving Apple $208 million for a project that will create 50 full-time jobs

In exchange for nearly $208 million in state and local tax breaks, the technology giant Apple has agreed to build two new data centers on 2,000 acres of Iowa land — a project that would create just 50 permanent jobs.

This isn’t a deal about workers, though. At least, not directly.

By Danielle Paquette

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