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Facebook's Tenth Data Center Will Be Built In Ohio

Facebook plans to build its tenth data center in New Albany in Central Ohio, to open in 2019. The huge $750 million project in Central Ohio comes with a mixture of local and state funding incentives. 

Facebook’s Rachel Peterson says the project, which will get unspecified local and state tax credits, will be good for Ohio.

“It’s going to be delivering hundreds of millions of dollars of investment to the local community here and to the state as well as thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of full time operational jobs.”

State leaders say the project will spur development from other tech companies. But Wendy Patton with Policy Matters Ohio isn’t so sure.

“Big money deal. A lot of impact. Very little information. So it’s the way the game is played but we think there’s a lot that could be done to improve the game.”

The data center will create about a hundred permanent jobs. JobsOhio says this deal is the second largest in its four-year history.

Land on which Facebook data center will be built
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Land on which Facebook data center will be built
Rachel Peterson, Facebook
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Rachel Peterson, Facebook
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi
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U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty
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U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty
John Minor, JobsOhio
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John Minor, JobsOhio
Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof
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Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof
Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger
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Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger
Gov. John Kasich
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Gov. John Kasich

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.