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Iowa's New Top Crop Is Server Farms

Posted by kdawson on from the that's-no-corn dept.

1sockchuck writes "Microsoft just confirmed that it will build a $500M data center in Iowa, following the lead of Google, which is nearing completion of a $600M facility in the state. Boosted by generous tax incentives and affordable power, Iowa is prevailing in a fierce competition with other states for these huge data center projects for tech titans. Iowa officials say they intend to leverage that track record to attract even more projects in a bid to transform the state into a mecca for server farms." The Economist covers this trend more broadly, focusing on Washington state and Iceland angling to become server-farm destinations.

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  1. Re:Iowa takes lead in corporate welfare by Kohath · · Score: 1, Troll

    Assuming the state runs on an ab out balanced budget it does mean citizens are taking a larger percentage of the taxes.

    Or they can just cut the budget and shrink the government.

  2. Re:Iowa takes lead in corporate welfare by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If Barack Obama is elected, we will look back on the government of today as miniscule.

  3. Re:Cheap power? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    High SAT scores?

    Oh... 92% white, 3% hispanic, 2% black. That explains it.