EBay to open facility in Draper


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DRAPER — The Beehive State is the latest winner in the bid to bring new jobs into the state's economy.

Global e-commerce firm eBay announced Monday plans to expand its operations in Draper to include construction of a new state-of-the-art facility and the addition of 2,200 jobs over the two decades.

"We expect the facility to be open in about 2013," said eBay communications director Michael Frandsen.

In Utah, eBay currently employs about 1,400 workers and operates a major customer service center in Draper that includes support functions such as human resources, finance, account management, call center management, training, legal, along with product and project management. The company also operates a data center in South Jordan.

Worldwide, eBay employs nearly 18,000 people.


They believe that building and expanding here suits their needs. When world-class companies like eBay pledge partnership with Utah, it is a vote of confidence in the economic growth and stability that we are currently enjoying.

–Gary Herbert


The new facility, which will expand existing operations, is estimated to require an a $110 million investment that Gov. Gary Herbert called an indicator of the kind of commitment companies like eBay have toward Utah and the belief eBay has in the state's economic future.

"They believe that building and expanding here suits their needs," Herbert said. "When world-class companies like eBay pledge partnership with Utah, it is a vote of confidence in the economic growth and stability that we are currently enjoying.”

Before the announcement, the Governor's Office of Economic Development board voted to grant the company a post-performance refundable tax credit of $38.2 million over 20 years.

The latest incentive combines with two previous job- based incentives — in May 2009 and October 2009 — to create a single comprehensive incentive package based on eBay expanding its workforce by more than 2,480 Utah employees at an average salary that will exceed 125 percent of the Salt Lake County average wage.

If the company meets the hiring goals, the result would be more than $127 million in new state tax revenue over the 20-year period.

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