Google to build a huge data center in western Iowa

Search engine giant Google is going to build a massive data center in Western Iowa. This was confirmed in a statement by the Gov. Chet Culver earlier this week.

Apparently, Google has already started construction on a 55-acre site in Council Bluffs. This new setup is likely to create jobs for 200 workers.

Culver added: “Google’s decision to make Iowa the home of their newest server farm will have a tremendous impact on Council Bluffs, western Iowa and our entire state.”

He further said: “These jobs will no doubt attract some of the smartest and brightest to our state, and keep our talented young people at home.”

Google expects to get this data center operating by 2009. The company seems to get interested in this location for their new facility as the Iowa lawmakers last session passed a bill that would exempt electricity and capital investment requirements from sales tax for computer-related businesses.

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