“Apple Inc. plans to build a data center in Waukee, joining Google, Facebook and Microsoft in building facilities in Iowa,” Kevin Hardy reports for The Des Moines Register. “The project became public after state officials published an agenda for a specially called meeting of the Iowa Economic Development Authority board.”
“The board will consider an undisclosed amount of incentives for Apple Thursday morning,” Hardy reports. “Details of incentives and the project are generally released to the public before the board’s meeting.”
“IEDA Spokeswoman Tina Hoffman said that information about Apple’s project was not yet public,” Hardy reports. “Under the code name Project Morgan, the City Council agenda shows plans for a development agreement with Apple, the sale of city-owned property to Bravo Real Estate LLC and rezoning of properties from agricultural use to light industrial. When awarding economic development incentives, the state usually requires a match from local governments. ”
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MacDailyNews Take: The more data centers Apple owns and operates, the better. Competitors like Netflix cannot match Apple’s assets.
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Pretty much dead centre of the country.
Lebanon, KS is the geographical center of the lower 48 states…it is 274.41 direct miles between Lebanon and Waukee, IA..
you’re right, damned close to dead center.
Now if only Apple would increase the speed at which its datacenters deliver information to its customers, THAT would be a big deal. Lots of people have fast internet connections….that are uselessly capped when contacting Apple servers for downloads of movies, music or apps. Throw in the lower average bitrate on Apple music when compared with it’s competitors (e.g., Tidal), and Apple can reasonably be criticized for not using it’s excess of capital on improving it’s internet services which are still comparably lacking.
I would think that any Apple datacenters would connect directly to one of the internet backbones. No speed issues likely.
While I have no factual data to prove it, I suspect that Apple is not paying ISPs for wide bandwidth use while Netflix is, which accounts for the big difference in streaming speeds. Also, Netflix will lower the resolution via compression on the fly when bandwidth is tight. Apple data centers will not.
Electromagnetic Field of Dreams?
There’s a big empty building in downtown Memphis that would be perfect.
“The board will consider an undisclosed amount of incentives…”
uh, where is faux moral indignation at Apple that was leveled at Trump’s Foxconn announcement in Wisconsin?
:::crickets:::
Maybe because we don’t know the incentives yet? sheesh
why are they undisclosed? the board knows what they are, why don’t the taxpayers who are financing it know?
sheesh, yourself.
Actually, because it wasn’t made political.
I’m outraged. I don’t like any Corporate Welfare no matter who the company is. Company profits shouldn’t be bolstered on the backs of taxpayers.
What about the $4.1B subsidized to Tesla, do you consider that corporate welfare also?
Funneled through the purchaser. That muddies the waters significantly but it does spur direct sales. Or are you talking about the gigafactory?
I am talking about what I just said: $4.1B in taxpayer-financed subsidies from the federal government to the private coffers of Tesla.
The question stands: do you consider this corporate welfare also?
some fun facts:
Nikolai Tesla himself never received a dime of federal grant money, his projects were all financed by private investors…
…as was Thomas Edison.
…as was George Westinghouse.
…as was George Eastman
…as was Steve Jobs.
I guess my work IP address is under moderation. Strange in that not all post are moderated.
But yes.
You are a total moron. Don’t forget all the gazillions of dollars of federal tax subsidies given to the oil industry. When federal incentives to support the transition to renewables equals the HUGE handouts to the dinosaur industry that has contributed to massive planetary climate and oceanic change, then and only then can you start complaining about federal subsidies. Until then, please STFU. We’ve talked about this before.
“STFU”? …gee, how intolerant you libtards are.
I am intolerant of your TWISTED FACTS, endless bullshit, and inane chatter. Who isn’t? Oh, ya, your girlfriend GoeB.
gosh darn, I was trying to reach out to you too. C’mon let’s buy the world a Coke together!
Golly, gee: You are a complete phony. Insincere. Unrepentant. Anyone you have shat upon with your caustic comments can see through your corny “innocence and charm” offensive.
hahahaha…Three Island Meltdown!
A liberal paradise would be a place where everyone has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive health care, free food, free housing, free utilities and only law enforcement personnel have guns. And, believe it or not, such a liberal utopia indeed exists…it’s called prison.
Most people here would be happy to be free from your childish comments.
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Makes sense. Middle of the country, cheap land, lots of wind power.
Good. I think. But what do I know about this stuff? Not much. All I know is, More, more, we want more.