Charlotte Observer reports:
FOREST CITY ...social-networking behemoth [Facebook] on Tuesday showed off the first of what could eventually be a three-building data center in Rutherford County.
The first building, scheduled to go online in March, will be capable of serving half the 800 million users now on Facebook, company officials said. Construction begins immediately on a second building, expected to be completed by September 2013. ...
Facebook, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is eligible for N.C. tax breaks and can receive up to $11.4 million in incentives from Rutherford County. More than 30 of the announced 42 jobs have been filled, and the second building is expected to increase the number of permanent jobs. ...
Apple, building a $1 billion data center in Maiden in Catawba County, received $21 million in incentives from the city and county after the state legislature approved $46 million in tax breaks. That center is expected to create 50 jobs and an additional 250 positions in maintenance and security. ...
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FOREST CITY ...social-networking behemoth [Facebook] on Tuesday showed off the first of what could eventually be a three-building data center in Rutherford County.
The first building, scheduled to go online in March, will be capable of serving half the 800 million users now on Facebook, company officials said. Construction begins immediately on a second building, expected to be completed by September 2013. ...
Facebook, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is eligible for N.C. tax breaks and can receive up to $11.4 million in incentives from Rutherford County. More than 30 of the announced 42 jobs have been filled, and the second building is expected to increase the number of permanent jobs. ...
Apple, building a $1 billion data center in Maiden in Catawba County, received $21 million in incentives from the city and county after the state legislature approved $46 million in tax breaks. That center is expected to create 50 jobs and an additional 250 positions in maintenance and security. ...
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