Cloud Computing: The firm Apple is in talks to acquire more land in Prineville, then it has already announced an expansion of its existing 65 hectares.
A data center the most publicized Apple, one of Prineville, Oregon, is still under construction. But according CentralOregonian , the company is already looking to acquire more land in the prospect of a new extension.
Initially, the land was purchased for the installation of 65 acres, this parcel, Apple already operates 31,000 square meters for its IT infrastructure. The current negotiations are proving wear on land adjacent to 39 acres. As the company has already said they expect to build a second facility of 28,000 square meters on the existing site, the extension sought would allow the construction of one or two additional data centers.
Tax benefits against jobs and royalty
The local community would encompass not yet purchased the plot in its urban development plan in order to have some control allowing him to give Apple tax incentives that have encouraged to settle there.
The firm at the apple has already achieved substantial benefits: a 15-year tax exemption in exchange for investing $ 250 million in Apple and guaranteed employment at a salary above the average local dollars, as well as an annual fee of $ 150,000 in local government.
Oregon (north-western United States, along the Pacific between California and Washington State) is a state particularly well endowed in data centers: Amazon, Google and Facebook have also set up factories computer.
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