| Yahoo! Project
| Economic Impact of the Yahoo! Data Center* |
| Direct Jobs |
50 |
| Indirect Jobs |
59 |
| Total Jobs |
109 |
| Approximate New Earnings/Wages |
$6,017,000 |
| Countywide Average Earnings Per Worker Increase |
$81.92 |
| *Data from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. | Download the complete impact analysis: Word Excel PDF
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Project Summary
Yahoo! first contacted the Grant County EDC in late 2004 as they were beginning to search for a location for a new data center. After looking at sites across the county Yahoo! purchased 50 acres from the Port of Quincy. On August 2, 2006 Yahoo! broke ground on what would become a 180,000 square foot data center.
Just over a year later on December 3, 2007 Yahoo! held a ribbon cutting ceremony that signified that the data center was operational.
The data center will be used to store data that is essential to Yahoo!'s search engine and other properties. |
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