Google Data Center Expansion Opens

Google is opening up its newly constructed data center expansion in The Dalles.  The new third building required about 19 months to build, and was estimated to cost $600,000,000.  Local Operations Manager Dave Karlson says they are just into the process of moving people and equipment into the facility.  According to Google, the company has invested one-point-two billion dollars in The Dalles and provided over 80 full-time jobs.  Local governments are going to receive about $800,000 a year for 15 years as a result of a tax abatement agreement with Google reached when plans for the new facility were formulated.  That money, along with a $1,200,000 payment at the time the deal was agreed to, will be split between the City of The Dalles and Wasco County.