Google Proposes 2 New East Coast DataCenters
The BIG Kid on the Block has found a new neighborhood. This will undoubtedly create hundreds of new jobs and boost the local economies in South Carolina and North Carolina.
Google to build $600M data center in S.C.
It’s working on a similar facility in neighboring N.C., too
Martyn Williams
April 05, 2007 (IDG News Service) — Google Inc. plans to invest $600 million in a new data center in South Carolina, state government officials said yesterday.
The new data center will be built on a 518-acre site at the Mt. Holly Commerce Park in Berkeley County near Charleston. Land at the site was purchased by a Google subsidiary last year.
Google plans to use as many local vendors as possible to build the center to maximize the boost to the local economy, the state said. The center is expected to lead to the initial creation of 200 jobs and should see Google paying just under $2 million per year in property taxes to the county.
The Internet search and advertising giant will be partially reimbursed by the state for site preparation and infrastructure as part of South Carolina’s Job Development Credits incentive program. The state legislature has also updated the tax rules so that electricity and capital investment in equipment necessary for data centers used in the Web search portal and internet service provider industries are exempt from sales tax, the statement said.
