Updated June 2009

Economic Impact of the Microsoft Data Center
New Direct Jobs	50
Indirect Jobs	50
Total Jobs	100
Approximate New Earnings/Wages	$5,814,000
Data from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.

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Project Summary In late 2004, the EDC began receiving requests from a site selection company out of Texas that was looking for a data center site in Grant County. It wasn't until late 2005 early 2006 that the site selectors revealed that they were representing Microsoft.  Microsoft broke ground at the Port of Quincy's Industrial Park May 30, 2006 and held the ribbon cutting ceremony less than a year later on April 2007. The data center will be used to house information that is essential to Microsoft's "Windows Live" internet service. The project is worth around 50 jobs and full build out is expected by 2011.	June 2006	July 2006
	August 2006	September 2006
	December 2006	February 2006
	Ribbon Cutting April 2007

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