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Google expects to invest another $400-million into its Council Bluffs facility

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April 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the search engine giant “Google” say the company will likely invest another $400 million into its data center in Council Bluffs, bringing the company’s total investment in the center to $1.5 billion. The Daily NonPareil says a filing with the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IAEDA) indicates Google is pursuing an additional $400 million expansion. The Mountain View, CA-based Google, spent $600 million to open a data center in 2009 in the Lake Manawa area, then launched a $300 million expansion a year ago aided by state tax incentives. Last November, the had company announced that it was investing another $200 million in expansion.

Google, a year ago, won approval of state tax incentives of up to $9.6 million for the $300 million expansion, which would create 50 jobs. Its latest filing is seeking to add $400 million on top of that. It asks to boost the state tax credits to the company to $16.8 million. How many jobs that would create was not indicated.

IAEDA scheduled to vote this morning in Des Moines on amending its tax incentive agreement with Google.