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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah plan to lure a Facebook data center with $240 million in tax breaks (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
A Salt Lake City suburb vying against New Mexico to attract a Facebook data center is dropping out of the race after state education officials decided the $240 million deal was too rich.
The city of West Jordan said Tuesday they can't compete with tax-breaks offered by Los Lunas, New Mexico, so they're ending negotiations.
The Utah State School Board signed off on $100 million worth of tax breaks instead Tuesday, but West Jordan says that it's not enough in the face of pushback from other local leaders.
The plan has been contentious in Utah. Critics argue the cost was too high for a facility that would create relatively few jobs. Supporters said the data center would carry a cache that could draw high-tech companies to the area.
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3 p.m.
A potential swing vote on a contentious Utah plan to lure a Facebook data center with some $240 million in tax breaks is set to be decided as the State Board of Education takes up the issue.
The Tuesday afternoon meeting comes ahead of a key vote where several cities and school districts will decide whether to offer the tax breaks. The Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan is vying with a New Mexico location for the center.
Salt Lake County has thrown its weight against the plan, and under the rules one more no vote could be the end of the road.
Critics say the cost is too high for a facility that would create relatively few jobs, but supporters argue it would still generate revenue and bring a Facebook cache.
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