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.