Facebook Opens $300 Million Facility in Iowa, Not Far From Google, Microsoft

[Albert Williams]

Why Data Centers Collect Big Tax Breaks


Among the big draws in Altoona, Iowa, population about 15,000, are the Adventureland amusement park, the Bass Pro Shops mega store and the Prairie Meadows casino. And now it has Facebook Inc.’s new data center.

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